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Like a Bird in a Cage

By Grabbe, Lester L.

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Like a Bird in a Cage

By Grabbe, Lester L.

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What makes one crime more serious than another, and why? This book investigates the problem of "seriousness of offence" in English law from the comparative perspective of biblical law. Burnside takes a semiotic approach to show how biblical conceptions of seriousness are synthesised and communicated through various descriptive and performative registers. Seven case studies show that biblical law discriminates between the seriousness of different offences and between the relative seriousness of the same offence when committed by different people or when performed in different ways. Recurring elements include location and the offender's social statue. The closing chapter considers some of the implications for the current debate about crime and punishment.
Product details
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
370
Release Date:
2003-03-01
Publication Date:
2003-06-01
Publisher:
Continnuum-3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0826462154
ISBN13:
9780826462152
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
719 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
24 cm
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