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- 1 2 La religion Egyptienne dans la pensée de Plutarque, Paris, Les belles lettres, 1976. Library record at Paris Sorbonne IV, 1971, Worldcat ref. 490686029
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- ↑ The Symbolism of the Christian Temple, 2007.
- ↑ Plutarque, Oeuvres morales Tome VIII : Traités 42-45. He also collaborated in Plutarque, Oeuvres morales Tome II : Traités 10-14.
- 1 2 See bibliography below.
