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Dressing up/dressing down : power, performance and identity in the Book of Judith.

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Dressing up/dressing down : power, performance and identity in the Book of Judith. / Sawyer, Deborah F.
In: Theology and Sexuality, Vol. 8, No. 15, 09.2001, p. 23-31.

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Sawyer, DF 2001, 'Dressing up/dressing down : power, performance and identity in the Book of Judith.', Theology and Sexuality, vol. 8, no. 15, pp. 23-31. https://doi.org/10.1177/135583580100801503

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Sawyer, D. F. (2001). Dressing up/dressing down : power, performance and identity in the Book of Judith. Theology and Sexuality, 8(15), 23-31. https://doi.org/10.1177/135583580100801503

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Sawyer DF. Dressing up/dressing down : power, performance and identity in the Book of Judith. Theology and Sexuality. 2001 Sept;8(15):23-31. doi: 10.1177/135583580100801503

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Sawyer, Deborah F. / Dressing up/dressing down : power, performance and identity in the Book of Judith. In: Theology and Sexuality. 2001 ; Vol. 8, No. 15. pp. 23-31.

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