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Book Title: Beyond Yahweh and Jesus : Bringing Death's Wisdom to Faith, Spirituality, and Psychoanalysis
Item Length: 9.3 in
Item Height: 0.9 in
Item Width: 6.3 in
Author: Robert Langs
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Movements / Psychoanalysis, Death, Grief, Bereavement, General
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2007
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Family & Relationships, Psychology, Religion
Item Weight: 0 Oz
Number of Pages: 220 Pages
