| Sculpting Idolatry in Flavian Rome: (An)Iconic Rhetoric in the Writings of Flavius Josephus Contributor(s): Ehrenkrook, Jason Von (Author), Tracy, Larissa (Editor), Massey, Jeff (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9004211713 ISBN-13: 9789004211711 Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers OUR PRICE: $129.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - Rituals & Practice - History | Ancient - Rome - Religion | Biblical Studies - Exegesis & Hermeneutics |
| Dewey: 296.46 |
| LCCN: 2011041847 |
| Series: Sbl - Early Judaism and Its Literature |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.3" W x 9.4" (1.10 lbs) 226 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Italy - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book investigates the discourse on idolatry and images, especially statues, in the writings of the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus, with a particular focus on his numerous accounts of a contentious and at times iconoclastic relationship between Jews and images. |