The divine eye in ancient Egypt and in the Midrashic interpretation of formative Judaism

This paper studies the "eye" as a religious phenomenon from the multiple traditions of ancient Egypt compared with rabbinic Judaism in late antiquity using a semiotic approach based upon the theories of Umberto Eco. This method was chosen because the eye is a graphic as well as a linguisti...

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Main Author: Ulmer, Rivka 1951- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Creighton University 2003
In: The journal of religion & society
Year: 2003, Volume: 5
Further subjects:B to 70 AD
B Eye; Religious aspects
B God (Egyptian religion)
B God (Judaism)
B Egypt; Religion; Ancient Period
B Judaism; History; Ancient Period
B Midrash
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