Egyptian cultural icons in Midrash /
Rabbinic midrash of late antiquity and the early medieval period visualized Egypt and presented Egyptian religious concepts and icons. Midrash is analyzed in a cross-cultural perspective utilizing insights from the discipline of Egyptology. Topics: the Greco-Roman Nile god, Isis, Serapis and other g...
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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Berlin ; New York :
Walter De Gruyter,
©2009.
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Series: | Studia Judaica.
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Summary: | Rabbinic midrash of late antiquity and the early medieval period visualized Egypt and presented Egyptian religious concepts and icons. Midrash is analyzed in a cross-cultural perspective utilizing insights from the discipline of Egyptology. Topics: the Greco-Roman Nile god, Isis, Serapis and other gods, festivals, mummy portraits, funeral customs, the Egyptian language, Pharaohs, Cleopatra, Alexandria, the divine eye. The hermeneutical role of Egyptian cultural icons in midrash is explored. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vi, 404 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) |
Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-378) and index. |
ISBN: | 3110223929 9783110223927 3110223937 9783110223934 1282456806 9781282456808 9786612456800 6612456809 |
Language: | In English. |
Reproduction Note: | Electronic reproduction. |
Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
Action Note: | digitized |