Images of others iconic politics in ancient Israel /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Levtow, Nathaniel B.
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Winona Lake, Ind. : Eisenbrauns, 2008.
Series:Biblical and Judaic studies ; v. 11.
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Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.