Sanctity in the North

Sanctity in the North
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Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Total Pages : 417
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ISBN-10 : 9780802091307
ISBN-13 : 080209130X
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Book Synopsis Sanctity in the North by : Thomas Andrew DuBois

Download or read book Sanctity in the North written by Thomas Andrew DuBois and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sanctity in the North features English translations of texts from Latin or vernacular Nordic languages, in many cases for the first time. The accompanying essays complement the translations and reflect the contributors' own disciplinary groundings in folklore, philology, medieval, and religious studies.


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