Egyptian cultural icons in Midrash / by Rivka Ulmer.

Author/creator Ulmer, Rivka
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBerlin ; New York : Walter De Gruyter,
Descriptionvi, 404 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
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SeriesStudia Judaica, Forschungen zur Wissenschaft des Judentums ; Bd. 52
Contents 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [327]-378) and index.
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LCCN 2009038738
ISBN9783110223927 (cloth : alk. paper)

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