Religion

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Part X - Religion

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 August 2019

Lori Anne Ferrell

Edited by

Bruce R. Smith

Edited in association with

Katherine Rowe

With

Ton Hoenselaars ,

Akiko Kusunoki ,

Andrew Murphy and

Aimara da Cunha Resende

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Bruce R. Smith: Affiliation:
University of Southern California
Katherine Rowe: Affiliation:
Smith College, Massachusetts
Ton Hoenselaars: Affiliation:
Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands
Akiko Kusunoki: Affiliation:
Tokyo Woman’s Christian University, Japan
Andrew Murphy: Affiliation:
Trinity College Dublin
Aimara da Cunha Resende: Affiliation:
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil

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Information: The Cambridge Guide to the Worlds of Shakespeare , pp. 681 - 760

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