Flesh becomes word : a lexicography of the scapegoat or, the history of an idea /

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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 William Tyndale employed it to describe one of two goats chosen by lot to escape the Day of Atonement...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Dawson, David (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2013]
Series:Studies in violence, mimesis, and culture.
Subjects:
Scapegoat (The English word)
English language > Etymology.
English language > Religious aspects.
Scapegoat in literature.
Anglais (Langue) > Étymologie.
Bouc émissaire dans la littérature.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Etymology.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > General.
English language > Etymology
English language > Religious aspects
Scapegoat in literature
Syndabockar i litteraturen.
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Flesh Becomes Word : A Lexicography of the Scapegoat or, the History of an Idea /
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Flesh becomes word : a lexicography of the scapegoat or, the history of an idea /
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