Infant Weeping in Akkadian, Hebrew, and Greek Literature / / David A. Bosworth.
Those who have spent time within earshot of a crying baby know the stress this sound can induce. Considerable scientific research has been devoted to the causes and consequences of infant crying because it is a public health concern implicated in parental frustration and infant abuse. Infant Weeping...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn State University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | University Park, PA : : Penn State University Press, , [2021] ©2016 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Critical Studies in the Hebrew Bible ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (160 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Infant Crying
- Chapter 2 Infant Crying in Mesopotamia
- Chapter 3 Weeping in Infant Abandonment Stories in the Old Testament
- Chapter 4 Weeping in Infant Abandonment Stories in Ancient Greek Literature
- Chapter 5 Comparative Perspectives
- Appendix Concordance of Baby Incantations
- Works Cited
- Index of Ancient and Modern Authors
- Index of Scripture
- Index of Other Ancient Sources