Body Language and Theology in the Sistine Ceiling: A Reconsideration of the Augustinian Thesis

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Body Language and Theology in the Sistine Ceiling : A Reconsideration of the Augustinian Thesis. / Kaspersen, Søren.

In: Analecta Romana Instituti Danici, Vol. 42, 2017, p. 65-87.

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Kaspersen, S 2017, 'Body Language and Theology in the Sistine Ceiling: A Reconsideration of the Augustinian Thesis', Analecta Romana Instituti Danici, vol. 42, pp. 65-87. <http://www.acdan.it/analecta/analecta_42.htm>

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Kaspersen, S. (2017). Body Language and Theology in the Sistine Ceiling: A Reconsideration of the Augustinian Thesis. Analecta Romana Instituti Danici, 42, 65-87. http://www.acdan.it/analecta/analecta_42.htm

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Kaspersen S. Body Language and Theology in the Sistine Ceiling: A Reconsideration of the Augustinian Thesis. Analecta Romana Instituti Danici. 2017;42:65-87.

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Kaspersen, Søren. / Body Language and Theology in the Sistine Ceiling : A Reconsideration of the Augustinian Thesis. In: Analecta Romana Instituti Danici. 2017 ; Vol. 42. pp. 65-87.

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