Head of all years : astronomy and calendars at Qumran in their ancient context /
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Rather than being an isolated, primitive body of knowledge the Jewish calendar tradition of 364 days constituted an integral part of the astronomical science of the ancient world. This tradition-attested in the Dead Sea Scrolls and in the Pseudepigrapha-stands out as a coherent, novel synthesis, representing the Jewish authors' apocalyptic worldview. The calendar is studied here both "from within"-analyzing its textual manifestations -and "from without"-via a comparison with ancient Mesopotamian astronomy. This analysis reveals that the calendrical realm constituted a significant case of inter-cultural borrowing, pertinent to similar such cases in ancient literature. Special attention is given to the "Book of Astronomy" (1 Enoch 72-82) and a variety of calendrical and liturgical texts from Qumran.
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1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-307) and indexes. :
9789047424192 :
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The Gorgon's severed head : studies in Alcestis, Electra, and Phoenissae /
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The Gorgon's Severed Head looks at three plays of Euripides, one early, one middle and one late in his career. Innovations in genre, in the use of the traditional stories, in the representation of women and of gender issues are present at every period. In all three plays characters are depicted creating themselves and each other. Chapter One on Alcestis looks at the artistry of the two main characters and is especially concerned with finding a role for Admetus, the play's most serious problem. The second chapter treats the physical displacement of the myth in Euripides' version of the Electra-Orestes story. A last section approaches the layers of time and space in Phoenissae .
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1 online resource (xv, 255 pages) :
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. :
9789004329799 :
0169-8958 ; :
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Axe-heads and identity : an investigation into the roles of imported axe-heads in identity formation in Neolithic Britain /
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This volume seeks to re-assess the significance accorded to the body of stone and flint axe-heads imported into Britain from the Continent which have until now often been poorly understood, overlooked and undervalued in Neolithic studies.
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Previously issued in print: 2018. :
1 online resource (xiv, 318 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour) :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9781784917456 (ebook) :
Unesco, IBE education thesaurus : a list of terms for indexing and retrieving documents and data in the field of education--with French and Spanish equivalents.
: Revision edition of : Terminology, Unseco, IBE educatiion thesaurus/ prepared by the International Bureau of Education. 1978. : xvi, 345 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. : Bibliography : page xvi.
Boom and bust in Bronze Age Britain : the Great Orme copper mine and European trade /
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The Great Orme copper mine in North Wales is one of the largest surviving Bronze Age mines in Europe. This book presents new interdisciplinary research to reveal a copper mine of European importance, dominating Britain's copper supply from c. 1600-1400 BC, with some metal reaching mainland Europe - from Brittany to as far as the Baltic.
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Also issued in print: 2023. :
1 online resource (xii, 343 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour) :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9781803273792 (PDF ebook) :
Jewish self-government in medieval Egypt : the origins of the office of head of the Jews, ca. 1065-1126 /
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Based on the author's thesis, Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 1976.
Includes indexes. :
xxi, 385 pages ; 22 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-360). :
0691053073
9780691053073
The classification of chalcolithic and early bronze age copper and bronze axe-heads from southern Britain /
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This work presents a comprehensive classification of the morphology of early metal age axe-heads, chisels and stakes from southern Britain. It is illustrated by a type series of 120 representative examples.
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Previously issued in print: 2018. :
1 online resource (74 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour) :
Specialized. :
9781784917418 (ebook) :
Offerings to the discerning eye : an Egyptological medley in honor of Jack A. Josephson /
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Egyptologist Jack A. Josephson, a writer and researcher in the tradition of the "gentleman scholar," has achieved broad recognition as an authority in Egyptian art history. His lucid investigative analyses have probed and redefined the limits of inquiry, expanded research parameters, and broadened perspectives, emphasizing the undeniable contributions of art history in an intra-disciplinary framework. This volume of collected essays is dedicated to Josephson by distinguished friends and colleagues, a select roster including eminent, established scholars in the field of Egyptology and rising stars of the younger generation. Josephson views Egyptian art history as a critical but neglected area of study, and is a strong proponent of its reinstatement in the academic curriculum as an essential component in the formation of new cadres. The quality of the articles in this Egyptological medley is a tribute to the honoree and an affirmation of the esteem of his peers, while the range of subjects and variety of themes addressed reflect the degree to which he has, in his own scholarship, undertaken to implement his ideal.
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"Bibliography of Jack A. Josephson": pages [xv]. :
1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. :
9789047441090 :
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