An eye for an eye: People agree about the values of body parts across cultures and eras
(THE CONVERSATION) The Bible’s lex talionis – “ Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot” (Exodus 21:24-27) – has captured the human imagination for millennia. This idea of fairness ...
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Cultural Encounters: South Asian History in the ‘Third Space'
cultural exchange is far more intricate, creating what Homi Bhabha called a ‘third space’ - and it is from this third space that most of South Asia has drawn its progress across art, economy, ...