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Book Title: Toward A Jewish (M)Orality: Speaking Of A Postmodern Jewish ...
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6in
Author: S. Daniel Breslauer
Publication Name: Toward a Jewish (m) Orality : Speaking of a Postmodern Jewish Ethics
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Series: Contributions to the Study of Religion Ser.
Publication Year: 1998
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 15.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 184 Pages
