Reconsidering Rag-i Bibi: Authority and audience in the Sasanian east

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Reconsidering Rag-i Bibi : Authority and audience in the Sasanian east. / Levine, Evan I.; Plekhov, Daniel.

I: Afghanistan, Bind 2, Nr. 2, 2019, s. 233-260.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Levine, EI & Plekhov, D 2019, 'Reconsidering Rag-i Bibi: Authority and audience in the Sasanian east', Afghanistan, bind 2, nr. 2, s. 233-260. https://doi.org/10.3366/afg.2019.0037

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Levine, E. I., & Plekhov, D. (2019). Reconsidering Rag-i Bibi: Authority and audience in the Sasanian east. Afghanistan, 2(2), 233-260. https://doi.org/10.3366/afg.2019.0037

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Levine EI, Plekhov D. Reconsidering Rag-i Bibi: Authority and audience in the Sasanian east. Afghanistan. 2019;2(2):233-260. https://doi.org/10.3366/afg.2019.0037

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Levine, Evan I. ; Plekhov, Daniel. / Reconsidering Rag-i Bibi : Authority and audience in the Sasanian east. I: Afghanistan. 2019 ; Bind 2, Nr. 2. s. 233-260.

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