Geografie 2019, 124, 265-280

https://doi.org/10.37040/geografie2019124030265

The role of spatial visual analysis in historical religious studies

Adam Mertel1, Zdeněk Stachoň1, Tomáš Glomb2, Tomáš Hampejs2, Vojtěch Kaše2, Aleš Chalupa2, Dalibor Papoušek2

1Masaryk University, Faculty of Science, Department of Geography, Brno, Czechia
2Masaryk University, Faculty of Arts, Department for the Study of Religions, Brno, Czechia

Received August 2018
Accepted April 2019

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