Excising Superstition from Knowledge: August of Saxony’s Book of Healing Charms

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Excising Superstition from Knowledge : August of Saxony’s Book of Healing Charms. / Klein Kafer, Natacha.

I: KNOW: A Journal on the Formation of Knowledge, Bind 8, Nr. 1-2, 2024, s. 103-130.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Klein Kafer, N 2024, 'Excising Superstition from Knowledge: August of Saxony’s Book of Healing Charms', KNOW: A Journal on the Formation of Knowledge, bind 8, nr. 1-2, s. 103-130. https://doi.org/10.1086/729575

APA

Klein Kafer, N. (2024). Excising Superstition from Knowledge: August of Saxony’s Book of Healing Charms. KNOW: A Journal on the Formation of Knowledge, 8(1-2), 103-130. https://doi.org/10.1086/729575

Vancouver

Klein Kafer N. Excising Superstition from Knowledge: August of Saxony’s Book of Healing Charms. KNOW: A Journal on the Formation of Knowledge. 2024;8(1-2):103-130. https://doi.org/10.1086/729575

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Klein Kafer, Natacha. / Excising Superstition from Knowledge : August of Saxony’s Book of Healing Charms. I: KNOW: A Journal on the Formation of Knowledge. 2024 ; Bind 8, Nr. 1-2. s. 103-130.

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