Dog imagery in ancient Israel and the ancient Near East
A survey of the relevant ancient Near Eastern material reveals that not all cultures of this region valued dogs. Dogs were despised in Ancient Israel, but the Hittites, Egyptians and Mesopotamians deified dogs. Opposed views resulted from different interpretations of the cultural models of dogs in t...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2006
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| In: |
Journal for semitics
Year: 2006, Volume: 15, Issue: 1, Pages: 92-106 |
| Further subjects: | B
Hebrew Bible
B Hittites B Dog imagery B Egyptians B Mesopotamians B Ancient israel |
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Volltext (kostenfrei) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | A survey of the relevant ancient Near Eastern material reveals that not all cultures of this region valued dogs. Dogs were despised in Ancient Israel, but the Hittites, Egyptians and Mesopotamians deified dogs. Opposed views resulted from different interpretations of the cultural models of dogs in the ancient Near East. The difference in treatment of dogs could lie in |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for semitics
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| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 10520/AJA10318471_149 |