Books in heaven: Dreams, texts and conspicuous circulation

Current Writing

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 136-149

  Hofmeyr, Isabel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

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EID: 84901807222     PISSN: 1013929X     EISSN: 21599130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1013929X.2006.9678252     Document Type: Article

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