Goddesses in the Synagogue?
This note deals with two panels of the west wall of the Dura synagogue, the details of which were interpreted by some scholars as probably connected to depictions of goddesses. Close investigation of these details, however, does not substantiate this view. The images, both in themselves and as parts...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Brill
2017
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Journal for the study of Judaism
Année: 2017, Volume: 48, Numéro: 2, Pages: 266-276 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
late antique synagogue
Dura-Europos
late antique Jewish art
Moses
Pharaoh’s daughter
Queen Esther
Anahita
Tyche
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Édition parallèle: | Non-électronique
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| Résumé: | This note deals with two panels of the west wall of the Dura synagogue, the details of which were interpreted by some scholars as probably connected to depictions of goddesses. Close investigation of these details, however, does not substantiate this view. The images, both in themselves and as parts of a larger composition, need not be interpreted as displaying conscious allusions to pagan female divinities. |
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| ISSN: | 1570-0631 |
| Contient: | In: Journal for the study of Judaism
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700631-12340143 |