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Theories of Mythology
by Eric Csapo
ISBN: 0631232478
ISBN-13: 9780631232476
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Blackwell Pub
Published date: 2004
Size: 6 x 9.25 inches
Weight: 1.38 pounds
Pages: 338
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