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Bodies Like Bright Stars: Saints and Relics in Orthodox Russia Hardcover - 2009 - 1st Edition
by Robert H. Greene
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- Title Bodies Like Bright Stars: Saints and Relics in Orthodox Russia
- Author Robert H. Greene
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 292
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Northern Illinois University Press
- Date 2009-10-20
- Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780875804095 / 0875804098
- Weight 1.35 lbs (0.61 kg)
- Dimensions 9.2 x 6.4 x 1.1 in (23.37 x 16.26 x 2.79 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Chronological Period: 1900-1919
- Cultural Region: Russian
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Library of Congress subjects Russka'ia pravoslavna'ia 'tserkov - History, Russia - Religious life and customs
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009032478
- Dewey Decimal Code 235.208
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Citations
- Chronicle of Higher Education, 01/08/2010, Page 17
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