Society and the Holy in Late AntiquityWith the blend of art and learning that is the hallmark of his work, Peter Brown here examines how the sacred impinged upon the profane during the first Christian millennium. |
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| Title | Society and the Holy in Late Antiquity |
| Author | Peter Brown |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | University of California Press, 1989 |
| ISBN | 0520068009, 9780520068001 |
| Length | 347 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Ancient / General Religion / Antiquities & Archaeology Religion / Christianity / General |
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