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- Title
Herodias, Salomé, and John the Baptist's Beheading: A Case Study of the Topos of the Heretical Woman.
- Authors
Knight, Jennifer Lassley
- Abstract
The article explores the Biblical story of Herodias and Salome, the wife and stepdaughter of Herod Antipas, who have fallen prey to androcentric symbolism of the heretical woman. Topics covered include the influence of these women on the execution of John the Baptist, the contribution of this biblical narrative to the femme fatale complex in art and literature and the development of the topos of the heretical woman throughout the different phases of religious tradition.
- Subjects
HERODIAS (Biblical figure); BIBLICAL figures; HEROD Antipas, Tetrarch of Galilee, 21 B.C.-39; ANDROCENTRISM; HERETICS; FEMMES fatales in literature; FEMMES fatales in art
- Publication
International Social Science Review, 2017, Vol 93, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0278-2308
- Publication type
Article