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Original Language: French
Book Title: Traditional Forms and Cosmic Cycles
Number of Pages: 136 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Perennis, Sophia
Publication Year: 2001
Topic: Occultism
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
Item Weight: 12.7 Oz
Author: René Guénon
Item Length: 9.1 in
Item Width: 5.9 in
Format: Hardcover
