Founding gods, inventing nations : conquest and culture myths from antiquity to Islam /

Main Author: McCants, William Faizi, 1975-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. ; Woodstock : Princeton University Press, c2012
Subjects:
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300 |a 179 p. ;   |c 24 cm 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index 
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