Egyptian cultural icons in Midrash
| 1. Verfasser: |
Ulmer, Rivka
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|---|---|
| Ort/Verlag/Jahr: |
Berlin :
Walter De Gruyter,
2009.
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| Umfang/Format: |
vi, 404 p., xvi pl. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Schriftenreihe: |
Studia Judaica (Walter de Gruyter & Co.) ;
52 |
| ISBN: | 9783110223927 |
Inhaltsangabe:
- 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.
