Legends by the Numbers: The Symbolism of Numbers in the "Secret History of the Mongols"
β Scribed by Larry Moses
- Book ID
- 111978425
- Publisher
- JSTOR
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 470 KB
- Volume
- 55
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0385-2342
- DOI
- 10.2307/1178857
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