TY - BOOK AU - Levtow,Nathaniel B. TI - Images of others: iconic politics in ancient Israel T2 - Biblical and Judaic studies from the University of California, San Diego SN - 9781575065915 AV - BS1199.I34 L48 2008eb U1 - 202/.18 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Winona Lake, Ind. PB - Eisenbrauns KW - Bible KW - Old Testament KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - fast KW - Idols and images KW - Biblical teaching KW - Worship KW - History KW - BODY, MIND & SPIRIT KW - Gaia & Earth Energies KW - bisacsh KW - RELIGION KW - Christianity KW - General KW - Theology KW - Civilization KW - Religion KW - Iraq KW - To 634 KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-193) and indexes; 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 UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=447991 ER -