Losing our heads : beheadings in literature and culture /

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"What is the fascination that decollation holds for us, as individuals and as a culture? Why does the idea make us laugh and the act make us close our eyes? Losing Our Heads explores in both artistic and cultural contexts the role of the chopped-off head. It asks why the practice of decapitatio...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Janes, Regina, 1946- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, ©2005.
Temas:
Beheading > History.
Beheading in literature.
Executions and executioners in art.
Décapitation > Histoire.
Décapitation dans la littérature.
Exécutions capitales dans l'art.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
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Executions and executioners in art
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