Pagans and Christians in Late Antiquity: A Sourcebook

Pagans and Christians in Late Antiquity: A Sourcebook
Publisher: Routledge
Authors: A. D. Lee
Published on: 2015-08-11
Page Count: 372 pages
Print Type: BOOK
Categories: History
Maturity Rating: NOT_MATURE
Language: en
Embeddable: Yes
PDF Available: Yes
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ISBN-13: 9781317408628
ISBN-10: 1317408624
... slaughter, but simple purifying of the soul reaps the desired benefits. . . . 6.14 'Whether pagan or Christian': Tab. Sulis 98 This text is another example of a lead curse tablet (cf. 1.11), found in the sacred spring of the temple of ...

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