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
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.

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