Burning Bodies: Communities, Eschatology, and the Punishment of Heresy in the Middle Ages
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Cornell University Press, 2018.
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Michael D. Barbezat., & Michael D. Barbezat|AUTHOR. (2018). Burning Bodies: Communities, Eschatology, and the Punishment of Heresy in the Middle Ages . Cornell University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Michael D. Barbezat and Michael D. Barbezat|AUTHOR. 2018. Burning Bodies: Communities, Eschatology, and the Punishment of Heresy in the Middle Ages. Cornell University Press.
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