Egyptian cultural icons in Midrash [electronic resource] / by Rivka Ulmer.
Series: Studia Judaica (Walter de Gruyter & Co.) ; Bd. 52.Publication details: Berlin ; New York : Walter De Gruyter, c2009.Description: vi, 404 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.)ISBN:- 9783110223927 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 296.1/408932 22
- BM518.E35 U56 2009eb
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [327]-378) and index.
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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