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Homicide in the biblical world

Title
Homicide in the biblical world / Pamela Barmash.
Author
Barmash, Pamela, 1966-
Publication
Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.

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Description
xvi, 253 p.; 24 cm.
Subject
  • Homicide (Jewish law) > Biblical teaching
  • Homicide (Ancient law) > Middle East
  • Homicide > Cross-cultural studies
Note
  • Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Harvard University, 1999.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-237) and index.
Contents
Introduction -- A first case: the story of Cain and Abel -- Blood feud and state control -- The development of places of refuge in the Bible -- Pollution and homicide -- Typologies of homicide -- Lex Talionis -- International law: the homicide of a foreign citizen -- Conclusion -- Appendix: cuneiform sources on homicide.
Call Number
*PIV 06-266
ISBN
  • 0521834686
  • 0521547733 (pbk.)
LCCN
2004045668
OCLC
57397386
Author
Barmash, Pamela, 1966-
Title
Homicide in the biblical world / Pamela Barmash.
Imprint
Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-237) and index.
Research Call Number
*PIV 06-266
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