When Is a Menorah Not Just a Menorah?: Rethinking Menorah Graffiti in Jewish Mortuary Contexts
When Is a Menorah Not Just a Menorah?: Rethinking Menorah Graffiti in Jewish Mortuary Contexts
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Chicago: University of Chicago Press
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Chicago: University of Chicago Press
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Connections between the menorah and the Jerusalem temple and the ubiquity of menorahs in multiple settings throughout the ancient Mediterranean have encouraged many scholars to speculate about their common repertoires of "meanings" for ancient Jews. This essay takes a different approach. By examining menorahs replicated in specific media (graffiti)...
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When Is a Menorah Not Just a Menorah?: Rethinking Menorah Graffiti in Jewish Mortuary Contexts
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2298540620
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2298540620
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1094-2076
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2325-5404
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10.1086/705277
