Egyptian cultural icons in Midrash

1. Verfasser: Ulmer, Rivka.
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Berlin : Walter De Gruyter, 2009.
Umfang/Format: vi, 404 p., xvi pl. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Schriftenreihe: Studia Judaica (Walter de Gruyter & Co.) ; 52
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300 |a vi, 404 p., xvi pl. :  |b ill. ;  |c 24 cm. 
490 1 |a Studia Judaica, Forschungen zur Wissenschaft des Judentums  |v 52 
500 |a 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. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-378) and index. 
505 0 |a The significance of Egypt in rabbinic texts -- Pharaohs Sheshonq, Necho, and Apries -- The Nile -- Egyptian festivals -- The Osiris myth and Egyptian magic -- History, the Roman emperor, and Egyptian funeral practices -- Alexandria -- Cleopatra, Isis and Serapis -- The Egyptian gods, language, and customs -- The divine eye -- The "finding of Moses" in art and text. 
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