"the blind leading the blind"

The phrase is a metaphor used to describe a situation when uninformed people are being advised or led by others who appear to be inept. Usually, it carries a connotation of harm and misfortune inflicted on the inexperienced by their misguided superiors. Although the saying was widely used in antiqui...

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Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2021
In: The Biblical archaeology review
Year: 2021, Volume: 47, Issue: 3, Pages: 64
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Biblical archaeology
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:The phrase is a metaphor used to describe a situation when uninformed people are being advised or led by others who appear to be inept. Usually, it carries a connotation of harm and misfortune inflicted on the inexperienced by their misguided superiors. Although the saying was widely used in antiquity, it does not conform […]
ISSN:0098-9444
Contains:Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeology review