Beheading

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Violence (Threat of) bodily mutilation Murder Assassination Beheading Fratricide Patricide Unjust execution Rape Violent punishment Beating Women committing violence

Connected textual entities

Tabelle Inset Story Entity Type Motif Ahmed Inset Story Deception Deceitful woman Accidental death Murder Adultery Unjust execution Death of lover Beheading Deceitful lover Mistaken or concealed identity Judgement Adoption Misinterpretation Gaza – The Treasure Inset Story Father/son relationships Deception Familial relationships Murder Riches (Threat of) bodily mutilation Familial duty Disposal of corpse Theft Punishment for theft Patricide Beheading Grief Mistaken or concealed identity Misinterpretation Profligate with wealth Heres Regni Inset Story Father/son relationships Deception Illegitimacy Murder Adultery Childbirth Pregnancy Disguise Disposal of corpse Deceitful son Patricide Dynastic marriage Imprisonment Revenge Cross dressing Beheading Islam Age versus youth Cross dressing: man in women’s clothes Marriage Woman locked up/kept indoors Setting: exotic/orientalised Holofernes Inset Story Biblical narrative Lesson: women’s cleverness and deceit Deception Deceitful woman Murder Deception of would-be lover Beheading Puer Adoptatus – The Adopted Son Inset Story Father/son relationships Deception Familial relationships Murder Deceitful son Patricide Debt Unjust execution Beheading Assassination Evidence False evidence of unchastity/criminality Slander: wife falsely accused Lesson: greed Age versus youth Rape Marriage Grief Children Foolish old man Old man Adoption Coerced sex Death Pride Misinterpretation Spendthrift sons Abduction Sapientes – The Wise Men Inset Story Deception Violent punishment Murder Riches (Threat of) bodily mutilation Disposal of corpse Magic Caves and underground spaces Beheading Blindness Evidence Deceitful advisor Age versus youth Wise child Death