The Social Life of Hagiography in the Merovingian Kingdom

The Social Life of Hagiography in the Merovingian Kingdom
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 343
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ISBN-10 : 9781107050655
ISBN-13 : 1107050650
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Book Synopsis The Social Life of Hagiography in the Merovingian Kingdom by : Jamie Kreiner

Download or read book The Social Life of Hagiography in the Merovingian Kingdom written by Jamie Kreiner and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-04-03 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book shows how a set of great stories changed the political playing field in an early medieval society.


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