Infant weeping in Akkadian, Hebrew, and Greek literature /
Bosworth, David Alan, 1972-
Infant weeping in Akkadian, Hebrew, and Greek literature / David A. Bosworth. - 1 online resource. - Critical studies in the Hebrew Bible ; 8 . - Critical studies in the Hebrew Bible ; 8. .
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Title; 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.
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 seeks to draw on the extensive research on infant crying in order to understand better the motif of infant weeping in ancient literature. The present book contributes to the growing interest in correlating scientific and humanities scholarship. Scientific research can help bridge the cultural distan.
9781575064642 (electronic bk.) 1575064642 (electronic bk.) (hardback ; alk. paper)
22573/ctv1w1hq17 JSTOR
2016021175
Incantations, Assyro-Babylonian.
Crying in infants.
Abandoned children--Biblical teaching.
Greek literature--History and criticism.
Pleurs chez le nourrisson.
Enfants abandonnés--Enseignement biblique.
Littérature grecque--Histoire et critique.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Literary.
Crying in infants.
Greek literature.
Incantations, Assyro-Babylonian.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
PJ3791
809/.93354
Infant weeping in Akkadian, Hebrew, and Greek literature / David A. Bosworth. - 1 online resource. - Critical studies in the Hebrew Bible ; 8 . - Critical studies in the Hebrew Bible ; 8. .
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Title; 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.
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 seeks to draw on the extensive research on infant crying in order to understand better the motif of infant weeping in ancient literature. The present book contributes to the growing interest in correlating scientific and humanities scholarship. Scientific research can help bridge the cultural distan.
9781575064642 (electronic bk.) 1575064642 (electronic bk.) (hardback ; alk. paper)
22573/ctv1w1hq17 JSTOR
2016021175
Incantations, Assyro-Babylonian.
Crying in infants.
Abandoned children--Biblical teaching.
Greek literature--History and criticism.
Pleurs chez le nourrisson.
Enfants abandonnés--Enseignement biblique.
Littérature grecque--Histoire et critique.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Literary.
Crying in infants.
Greek literature.
Incantations, Assyro-Babylonian.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
PJ3791
809/.93354