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Book Title: Violent Origins: Walter Burkert, Rene Girard, & Jonathan Z ...
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6in
Author: René Girard, Walter Bürkert, Jonathan Z. Smith
Publication Name: Violent Origins : Walter Burkert, René Girard, and Jonathan Z. Smith on Ritual Killing and Cultural Formation
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication Year: 1988
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 13.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 292 Pages
