2 edition of Of virgins and martyrs found in the catalog.
Of virgins and martyrs
David Jacobson
Published
2013
by Johns Hopkins University Press in Baltimore
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Written in
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
| Statement | David Jacobson |
| Series | Themes in global social change |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | HQ1075 .J34 2013 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | p. cm. |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL25276734M |
| ISBN 10 | 1421407531, 142140754X, 1421408287 |
| ISBN 10 | 9781421407531, 9781421407548, 9781421408286 |
| LC Control Number | 2012013954 |
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