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Book Title: Sainted Women of the Dark Ages
Item Length: 9.3in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 5.7in
Author: E. Gordon Whatley
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Christianity / Saints & Sainthood, Christian Church / History, Religious, Women's Studies, History, Europe / Medieval
Publisher: Duke University Press
Publication Year: 1992
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Religion, History, Social Science
Item Weight: 16.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 368 Pages
