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Otherworldly Beings in Modern Yemeni Ethnographic and Fiction Literature. / Suvorov, Mikhail N.

In: Manuscripta Orientalia, Vol. 28, No. 1, 01.06.2022, p. 23-30.

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Suvorov, MN 2022, 'Otherworldly Beings in Modern Yemeni Ethnographic and Fiction Literature', Manuscripta Orientalia, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 23-30. https://doi.org/10.31250/1238-5018-2022-28-1-23-30

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Suvorov, M. N. (2022). Otherworldly Beings in Modern Yemeni Ethnographic and Fiction Literature. Manuscripta Orientalia, 28(1), 23-30. https://doi.org/10.31250/1238-5018-2022-28-1-23-30

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Suvorov MN. Otherworldly Beings in Modern Yemeni Ethnographic and Fiction Literature. Manuscripta Orientalia. 2022 Jun 1;28(1):23-30. https://doi.org/10.31250/1238-5018-2022-28-1-23-30

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Suvorov, Mikhail N. / Otherworldly Beings in Modern Yemeni Ethnographic and Fiction Literature. In: Manuscripta Orientalia. 2022 ; Vol. 28, No. 1. pp. 23-30.

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