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Crucifixion and Death as Spectacle: Umayyad Crucifixion in Its Late Antique Context. By Sean W. Anthony
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Crucifixion and Death as Spectacle: Umayyad Crucifixion in Its Late Antique Context. By Sean W. Anthony. American Oriental Series, vol. 96. New Haven: American Oriental Society, 2014. Pp. x + 99. $39.50.
Title: Crucifixion and Death as Spectacle: Umayyad Crucifixion in Its Late Antique Context. By Sean W. Anthony
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Crucifixion and Death as Spectacle: Umayyad Crucifixion in Its Late Antique Context.
By Sean W.
Anthony.
American Oriental Series, vol.
96.
New Haven: American Oriental Society, 2014.
Pp.
x + 99.
$39.
50.
.
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