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    Historical fictions and Hellenistic Jewish identity Third Maccabees in its cultural context / by Johnson, Sara Raup, 1966-

    Published 2004
    Table of Contents: “…Historical fictions and Jewish self-fashioning. Introduction -- Jews at court -- Josephus -- Artapanus -- Joseph and Aseneth -- Conclusion -- Third Maccabees, a case study. …”
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    The place of enchantment British occultism and the culture of the modern / by Owen, Alex, 1948-

    Published 2004
    Table of Contents: “…Culture and the occult at the fin de siècle -- Magicians of the new dawn -- Sexual politics -- Modern enchantment and the consciousness of the self -- Occult reality and the fictionalizing mind -- Aleister Crowley in the desert -- After Armageddon -- Occultism and the ambiguities of the modern.…”
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    The Linji lu and the creation of Chan orthodoxy the development of Chan's records of sayings literature / by Welter, Albert, 1952-

    Published 2008
    Table of Contents: “…Defining orthodoxy in the Chan/Zen traditions -- Tracing the elusive yulu: the origins of Chan's records of sayings -- Narration in action: early fragments of Linji's teachings -- Giving form to the formless: the formation of the Linji lu -- Strange brew: the fictional background to yulu encounter dialogues -- Toward a conclusion: the Linji lu and the process of yulu formation.…”
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    Realizing the Witch Science, Cinema, and the Mastery of the Invisible / by Baxstrom, Richard

    Published 2015
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    Legal friction law, narrative, and identity politics in biblical Israel / by Hepner, Gershon

    Published 2010
    Table of Contents: “…Lot's exodus from Sodom echoes the laws of Passover and the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt -- Stranger than (legal) fiction : Sarah's expulsion of Hagar violates Sinai prohibitions and leads to the Israelites' exile in Egypt -- Sex, lies, and invidious dates : Abraham's incestuous relationship with Sarah violates a holiness code prohibition, and mirrors David's incestuous relationship with Abigail -- Covering up : saving reputations or enhancing relations? …”
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