Salome : the image of a woman who never was : Salome : nymph, seducer, destroyer / by Rosina Neginsky.
Although the root of the Hebrew name ""Salome"" is ""peaceful"", the image spawned by the most famous woman to carry that name has been anything but peaceful. She and her story have long been linked to the beheading of John the Baptist, as described in the Gos...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Newcastle upon Tyne, England :
Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
2013.
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| Summary: | Although the root of the Hebrew name ""Salome"" is ""peaceful"", the image spawned by the most famous woman to carry that name has been anything but peaceful. She and her story have long been linked to the beheading of John the Baptist, as described in the Gospels of Matthew and Mark, since Salome was the supposed catalyst for the prophet's execution. This history of the myth of Salome describes the process by which that myth was created, the roles that art, literature, theology and music played .. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (267 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781443869621 1443869627 1322216460 9781322216461 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Source of description: Print version record. |