Girard, Mediated Texts, and the Modern Death Penalty

This article examines the history of the modern execution, with an aim to answering how and why it disappeared as a public event. Assuming that modern executions can be considered a kind of ritual, the first part of the article summarizes two important paradigms for viewing ritual communication. The...

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Main Author: Brewin, Mark (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group [2012]
In: Journal of media and religion
Year: 2012, Volume: 11, Issue: 4, Pages: 177-188
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