Sculpting idolatry in Flavian Rome
Subtitle: (an)iconic rhetoric in the writings of Flavius Josephus
By: by Jason von Ehrenkrook
Series: Society of Biblical Literature early Judaism and its literature -- no. 33
Publisher: Society of Biblical Literature
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Atlanta
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 226
ISBN-13: 9781589836228; 9781589836235
Subjects: Idols and images; Jews; Criticism and interpretation; Judaism; Idolatry; Hellenistic Sculpture; Worship; History
Description: This book investigates the discourse on idolatry and images, especially statues, in the writings of the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus, with a particular focus on his numerous accounts of a contentious and at times iconoclastic relationship between Jews and images. --from publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.