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Book Title: Eleusis: Archetypal Image Of Mother And Daughter
Number of Pages: 304 Pages
Publication Name: Eleusis : Archetypal Image of Mother and Daughter
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Item Height: 0.7 in
Subject: Ancient / Greece, Folklore & Mythology, Ancient & Classical
Publication Year: 1991
Item Weight: 13 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Carl Kerényi
Item Length: 8.5 in
Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Social Science, History
Series: Bollingen Ser.
Item Width: 7.4 in
Format: Trade Paperback
