Images of Others : Iconic Politics in Ancient Israel / / Nathaniel B. Levtow

• Autore: Levtow Nathaniel B
• Pubblicazione: Winona Lake (Ind.) : , : Eisenbrauns, , 2008; ©2008
• Descrizione fisica: xii, 211 p
• Disciplina: 202/.18
• Soggetto topico: image - religion israelite - religion mesopotamienne; Dieu - image - polemique - "Bible. AT"; Dieu - image - polemique - "Bible. AT."
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-193) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction. Interpretive traditions : idolatry, dualism, monotheism, aniconism ; Redescribing Israelite parodies of iconic cult -- Rites and writing in ancient Israel. Ritual and power ; Classification ; Social formation -- Israelite icon parodies. An innovative genre of the exilic age ; Jeremiah 10:1-16 -- The icon parodies of Second Isaiah ; Psalms 115 and 135 ; Literary history, social history, and interpretive power ; Classification and social formation ; Mesopotamian iconic ritual. The Mesopotamian cult image : ancient evidence and modern interpretations ; The induction of the cult image in Mesopotamia : the mīs pî ritual ; Iconic aspects of Mesopotamian warfare and historiography ; The enthronement of the supreme deity ; Mesopotamian iconic politics and Israelite icon parodies -- Iconic politics in ancient Israel. Iconic traditions in the Hebrew Bible ; The Ark Narrative ; Deuteronomistic iconic political discourse ; Ezekiel and the departure of Yahweh ; Israelite aniconism or Israelite iconic politics? -- Conclusion. Classification and cult.
• Titolo autorizzato: Images of others
• ISBN: 1-57506-591-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910456754503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Biblical and Judaic studies ; ; v. 11.