Flesh Becomes Word: A Lexicography of the Scapegoat Or, the History of an Idea
(Part of the Studies in Violence, Mimesis, and Culture (SVMC) Series)
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Though its coinage can be traced back to a sixteenth-century translation of Leviticus, the term "scapegoat" has enjoyed a long and varied history of both scholarly and everyday uses. While WilliamTyndale employed it to describe one of two goats chosen by lot to escape the Day of Atonement sacrifices with its life, the expression was soon far more widely used to name victims of false accusation and unwarranted punishment. As such, the scapegoat figures...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1611860636
ISBN13:9781611860634
Release Date:January 2013
Publisher:Michigan State University Press
Length:220 Pages
Weight:0.70 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"
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