Cannibal Maria in the Siege of Jerusalem: New approaches
This essay traces the far-reaching legend of Maria/Miriam of Bethezuba, sometimes called Mary, Marie, or Marion, a starving Jewish woman who (according to Flavius Josephus's The Jewish War) ate her own baby during the 70 CE Roman Siege of Jerusalem. This episode of maternal infanticide and cann...
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Wiley-Blackwell
2023
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Religion compass
Year: 2023, Volume: 17, Issue: 12 |
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