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The article discusses religious interactions between Judaeans and other members of the garrison of Elephantine-Syene in Upper Egypt (5th century BC). It focuses also on specific gods and religious practices, tackling the widespread opinion about the “syncretic” Judaean cult in Achaemenid Egypt.

Religious Interactions in Achaemenid Elephantine and Syene as Reflected in the Aramaic Documents

Giulia Francesca Grassi
2024-01-01

Abstract

The article discusses religious interactions between Judaeans and other members of the garrison of Elephantine-Syene in Upper Egypt (5th century BC). It focuses also on specific gods and religious practices, tackling the widespread opinion about the “syncretic” Judaean cult in Achaemenid Egypt.
2024
Inglese
Łukasz Niesiołowski-Spanò, Kacper Ziemba
Łukasz Niesiołowski-Spanò, Kacper Ziemba
Contact Zones in the Eastern Mediterranaean. Judaeans and their neighbours in intercultural contexts: places, middlemen, transcultural contacts – sixth to second century BCE
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82
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978-3-525-52220-2
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Göttingen
GERMANIA
Elephantine and Syene; Gods and religious practices; Aramaic documents; Achaemenid Empire
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Grassi, Giulia Francesca
2 Contributo in Volume::2.1 Contributo in volume (Capitolo o Saggio)
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open
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