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Book Title: Reckless Rites: Purim And The Legacy Of Jewish Violence
Number of Pages: 360 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Reckless Rites : Purim and the Legacy of Jewish Violence
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Subject: Judaism / Rituals & Practice, Holidays / Jewish, Judaism / History, Judaism / General, Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict, Christianity / General, Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament
Item Height: 0.8 in
Publication Year: 2008
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 17 Oz
Subject Area: Religion
Author: Elliott Horowitz
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Width: 6.1 in
Series: Jews, Christians, and Muslims from the Ancient to the Modern World Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
