The Child and the Beast: Fighting Violence in Ancient Christianity
Popular nature programs, such as the cable-television program Wild Discovery, are both appealing and frightening because they confront the audience with acts of pure violence that follow the natural law of the jungle and the harsh imperative of nature's food chain. Viewers are enthralled watchi...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1999
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Harvard theological review
Year: 1999, Volume: 92, Issue: 4, Pages: 369-392 |
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| Summary: | Popular nature programs, such as the cable-television program Wild Discovery, are both appealing and frightening because they confront the audience with acts of pure violence that follow the natural law of the jungle and the harsh imperative of nature's food chain. Viewers are enthralled watching the leopard catch its prey: such is the power of violence. |
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| ISSN: | 1475-4517 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Harvard theological review
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0017816000017739 |