Egyptian cultural icons in Midrash [electronic resource] / by Rivka Ulmer.

By: Ulmer, RivkaContributor(s): ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextSeries: Studia Judaica (Walter de Gruyter & Co.) ; Bd. 52.Publication details: Berlin ; New York : Walter De Gruyter, c2009Description: vi, 404 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.)Subject(s): Egypt in rabbinical literature | Midrash -- History and criticism | Egypt in the Bible | Egypt -- CivilizationGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 296.1/408932 LOC classification: BM518.E35 | U56 2009Online resources: Click to View
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.
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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.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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