iconic politics in ancient IsraelLevtow, Nathaniel B.creatortextbibliographyElectronic books.Criticism, interpretation, etc.History.inuWinona Lake, IndEisenbrauns2008monographiceng1 online resource (xii, 211 pages).Introduction. Interpretive traditions : idolatry, dualism, monotheism, aniconism ; Redescribing Israelite parodies of iconic cult -- Rites and writing in ancient Israel. Ritual and power ; Classification ; Social formation -- Israelite icon parodies. An innovative genre of the exilic age ; Jeremiah 10:1-16 -- The icon parodies of Second Isaiah ; Psalms 115 and 135 ; Literary history, social history, and interpretive power ; Classification and social formation ; Mesopotamian iconic ritual. The Mesopotamian cult image : ancient evidence and modern interpretations ; The induction of the cult image in Mesopotamia : the mīs pî ritual ; Iconic aspects of Mesopotamian warfare and historiography ; The enthronement of the supreme deity ; Mesopotamian iconic politics and Israelite icon parodies -- Iconic politics in ancient Israel. Iconic traditions in the Hebrew Bible ; The Ark Narrative ; Deuteronomistic iconic political discourse ; Ezekiel and the departure of Yahweh ; Israelite aniconism or Israelite iconic politics? -- Conclusion. Classification and cult.Nathaniel B. Levtow.Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-193) and indexes.a-iq---Criticism, interpretation, etcCriticism, interpretation, etcIdols and imagesBiblical teachingIdols and imagesWorshipHistoryIraqReligionIraqCivilizationTo 634BODY, MIND & SPIRITGaia & Earth EnergiesRELIGIONChristianityGeneralRELIGIONTheologyCivilizationIdols and imagesBiblical teachingIdols and imagesWorshipReligionIraq To 634 fast BS1199.I34 L48 2008eb202/.18Levtow, Nathaniel B.Winona Lake, Ind. : Eisenbrauns, 2008(DLC) 200803765397815750659151575065916http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=447991http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=447991E7B08082720200709055518.0ocn747412034eng