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Picturing royal charisma : kings and rulers in the Near East from 3000 BCE to 1700 CE : proceedings of an international workshop, the Mandel Scholion Interdisciplinary Research Center in the Humanities and Jewish Studies, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, January 2015, Jerusalem /
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This work assesses how Middle Eastern leaders manipulated visuals to advance their rule from around 4500 BC to the 19th century AD. In nine fascinating narratives, it showcases the dynamics of long-lasting Middle Eastern traditions, dealing with the visualisation of those who stood at the head of the social order.
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Also issued in print: 2023. :
1 online resource (ii, 145 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour) :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9781803271613 (PDF ebook) : :
Open access.
Was 70 CE a watershed in Jewish history? : on Jews and Judaism before and after the destruction of the Second Temple /
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The destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem in 70 CE, which put an end to sacrificial worship in Israel, is usually assumed to constitute a major caesura in Jewish history. But how important was it? What really changed due to 70? What, in contrast, was already changing before 70 or remained basically - or "virtually" -- unchanged despite it? How do the Diaspora, which was long used to Temple-less Judaism, and early Christianity, which was born around the same time, fit in? This Scholion Library volume presents twenty papers given at an international conference in Jerusalem in which scholars assessed the significance of 70 for their respective fields of specialization, including Jewish liturgy, law, literature, magic, art, institutional history, and early Christianity.
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"This volume presents revised versions of lectures given in January 2009 at a Jerusalem symposium sponsored by Hebrew University's Scholion Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Jewish Studies"--Preface. :
1 online resource (xiii, 548 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. :
9789004217447 :
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