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Whatever happened to sin? An examination of the word and concept in contemporary popular culture Cover

Whatever happened to sin? An examination of the word and concept in contemporary popular culture

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Open Access
|Jun 2020

Figures & Tables

Total entries764
  Duplicated articles207
  Word used in foreign language, or name30
Working total527
Contemporary use of term284
Sin bin – Rugby, ice-hockey267
Sin bin – general9
Sin stock – investments in tobacco, defence etc.4
Sin taxes/levy – tax on alcohol, tobacco etc.4
Media references60
Sins of fathers/parents – ref to film Run All Night23
Seven Deadly Sins–TV series23
Book titles14th Deadly Sin5
2nd Deadly Sin1
The Sin Eater's Daughter1
Song lyrics– ‘Guilty as Sin’2
– ‘Holy Water’1
– ‘Devil Pray’1
– ‘Sins of St Catherine’1
Crossword clues2
Figures of speech111
Use of word as provoking disapproval23
Use of word for ironic/mild wrongdoing22
Cardinal sin15
Sins of omission7
Covering a multitude of sins7
Sins of fathers – general6
Seven deadly sins – general6
Miserable as sin5
For my sins3
Guilty as sin3
Living in sin2
Valley of sin1
Atoning for sins1
Be sure your sins will find you out1
Love the sinner, hate the sin1
Religious use25
Articles or letters in local papers18
Christian Science Monitor5
Notices of church services2
Use as serious issue28
Abandoning elderly9
Racism6
Debt and finance5
Murder/violence2
Gay2
Religious education1
Envy1
Selfishness1
Pornography1
Use in other contexts19
Varied historical references9
Islam9
Hinduism1
Total entries (Duplicated articles 54)861
Working total805
Crime105
Murder (murder of 8-year-old Ayesha Ali, by mother and lesbian lover)43
Child abuse19
Attacks16
Sex crime/rape15
Other10
Islam/terrorists(trial of Jihadi John)105
Serious104
Nazism11
Condemnation of gays9
Drugs6
Political right/UKIP6
Tobacco6
Communism5
Russia post-Communism5
Dog poisoning (at Crufts)5
China power and oppression4
Crowd taunt suicidal man4
Cruel Tweets4
‘Possessed’ child4
Colonialism3
Climate change2
Tax avoidance2
Chemical weapons Syria2
North Korean regime2
Racism2
Political hypocrisy1
Catholicism1
Misused Third World aid1
Illiteracy and innumeracy1
Other20
Ironic39
Tories6
Mourinho4
Capitalism/profit motive3
FiFA2
Rupert Murdoch2
Feminists2
Predatory men2
State2
Scottish Parliament conspiracy2
Fossil fuels1
UKIP1
Tony Blair1
British armed Forces1
Other10
Trivial39
Sugar5
Motorists as seen by cyclists2
Culinary – calorific2
Alcohol2
Spin doctor ‘evil genius’1
Fashion industry1
Baby formula milk1
Large conglomerates1
Eastern Europeans Eurovision1
Chocolate1
Other22
Drama: film, TV, theatre232
Novels37
Computer games18
Historical20
Superstition/evil spirits (Friday 13th, eclipse)33
Religious18
Local paper13
National papers opinion3
Christian Science Monitor2
Figures of speech55
Necessary evil19
Hear, see, speak no evil19
Lesser/greater of evils7
Putting off evil day2
Give the evil eye1
Love of money . . .1
Root of all evil (other)1
Triumph of good over evil1
Other4
Total references15
Number of which are Irish6
Serious references6
Evil tobacco etc. – sin stocks2
Slave railroad1
Mary Macaleese on Catholic reform1
Irish memoir1
Boko Haram1
Trivial3
Evil eye-patch – Seven Deadly Sins1
Evil bounce – sin bin (rugby)1
Evil villain - Sin City1
Figures of speech2
Putting off evil day – sins of omission1
Lesser of two evils – grave sins1
Religious use4
Local papers3
Christian Science Monitor1
Language: English
Page range: 283 - 312
Published on: Jun 16, 2020
Published by: Wesley House, Cambridge
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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