Images of others [electronic resource] : iconic politics in ancient Israel / Nathaniel B. Levtow.
By: Levtow, Nathaniel B.
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BookSeries: Biblical and Judaic studies: v. 11.Publisher: Winona Lake, Ind. : Eisenbrauns, 2008Description: xii, 211 p.Subject(s): Bible. O.T. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc | Idols and images -- Biblical teaching | Idols and images -- Worship -- History | Iraq -- Religion | Iraq -- Civilization -- To 634Genre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 202/.18 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view | Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | URL | Copy number | Status | Date due | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-193) and indexes.
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 m�is p�i 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.
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