A Dangerous Parting: The Beheading of John the Baptist in Early Christian Memory
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English | ISBN: 1481315226 | 2021 | 228 pages | PDF | 1274 KB
Execution by beheading is a highly symbolic act. The grisly image of the severed head evokes a particular social and cultural location, functioning as a channel of figurative discourse specific to a place and time―dissuading nonideal behavior as well as expressing and reinforcing group boundary demarcations and ideological assumptions. In short, a bodiless head serves as a discursive vehicle of communication: though silenced, it speaks.
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