Learned Credulity in Gianfrancesco Pico’s Strix
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Propaganda and credulity
Article history: Received 13 April 2016 Available online 28 December 2016 JEL classification: D83
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Gianfrancesco Pico della Mirandola (1469–1533): Faith, Antiquity, and the Witch Hunt
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0034-429X,2293-7374
DOI: 10.7202/1068573ar