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Reading the human body : physiognomics and astrology in the Dead Sea scrolls and Hellenistic-early Roman period Judaism /

Offering fresh reconstructions and interpretations of physiognomic and astrological texts from Qumran in comparison with Babylonian and Greco-Roman texts, this book gives a fresh view of their sense, function, and status within the Qumran community and Second Temple Judaism.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Popović, Mladen
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Hebrew
Aramaic
Publicado: Leiden : Brill, 2007.
Colección:Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah ; v. 67.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Offering fresh reconstructions and interpretations of physiognomic and astrological texts from Qumran in comparison with Babylonian and Greco-Roman texts, this book gives a fresh view of their sense, function, and status within the Qumran community and Second Temple Judaism.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xx, 346 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9047420462
9789047420460
9004157174
9789004157170
ISSN:0169-9962 ;