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Cognitive Aspects of Religious Symbolism: An Archaeologist's Perspective

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 December 2008

Alan Peatfield
Affiliation:
Department of ClassicsUniversity College DublinBelfield Dublin

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Copyright © The McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research 1994

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