Introducing New Gods: The Politics Of Athenian Religion

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Book Title: Introducing New Gods : the Politics of Athenian Religion

Item Length: 9in

Item Height: 0.6in

Item Width: 6in

Author: Robert Garland

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: Ancient, Ancient / Greece, Ancient & Classical, Religion, Politics & State

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Publication Year: 2008

Genre: Literary Criticism, Religion, History

Item Weight: 16 Oz

Number of Pages: 256 Pages