[lit-ideas] Re: Murder in two cultures
- From: "Judith Evans" <judithevans1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 22:35:07 +0100
>cultural (though not legal) endorsement of
> revenge killings and the cultural expectation that such acts be
> acknowledged by the actor. France is high on both, Italy high
on the
> first and low on the second, the US low on both
I'm mulling this over. (BTW I think conflating revenge killings,
honour
killings, and crimes passionnel is a potential problem.)
There's an empty cell
> (which I abhor) a culture low on the first but high on the
second
here's an example (that isn't ideal)
http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/women/ellis/13.html
Still pondering
Judy Evans, Cardiff, UK
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