A dangerous parting: the beheading of John the Baptist in early Christian memory
Cover -- Half Title Page, Title Page, Copyright, Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: A History of Violence -- 1. Violence Exposed: Social Memory Theory and the Negotiation of Trauma -- 2. Cultures of Violence: Beheading in the Ancient World -- 3. Contesting Violence: John'...
| Summary: | Cover -- Half Title Page, Title Page, Copyright, Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: A History of Violence -- 1. Violence Exposed: Social Memory Theory and the Negotiation of Trauma -- 2. Cultures of Violence: Beheading in the Ancient World -- 3. Contesting Violence: John's Beheading and Degradation in the Gospel of Mark -- 4. The Violence of Memory: Christian Identity via Anti-Jewish Polemic -- Conclusion: Reading beyond Violence -- Bibliography -- Index of Modern Authors -- Index of Primary Sources. |
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| ISBN: | 148131713X |