Homicide in the biblical world / Pamela Barmash.

Author/creator Barmash, Pamela, 1966-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoCambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press,
Descriptionxvi, 253 p. ; 24 cm.
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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.
General noteRevision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Harvard University, 1999.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 221-237) and index.
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LCCN 2004045668
ISBN0521834686
ISBN0521547733 (pbk.)

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