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Book Title: Coming Of Age In Medieval Egypt: Female Adolescence, Jewish ...
Number of Pages: 376 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Coming of Age in Medieval Egypt : Female Adolescence, Jewish Law, and Ordinary Culture
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication Year: 2019
Subject: Judaism / History, Sociology / General, Ancient, Women's Studies, Middle East / General, Jewish Studies
Item Height: 0.9 in
Item Weight: 20.5 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Religion, History, Social Science
Author: Eve Krakowski
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
