Hair in the Bible and in ancient Egyptian culture: cultural and private connotations
In Ancient Egypt, hair served as a code to indicate social status, testifying to class, gender, and age, and reinforcing an elitist conception of the order of existence. In the Bible, however, hair transmitted a message relating to the life of the person as an individual, and it indicated an inner p...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Herder
2005
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| In: |
Biblische Notizen
Year: 2005, Volume: 125, Pages: 75-94 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Egypt (Antiquity)
/ Hair
/ Old Testament
B Egypt (Antiquity) / Culture |
| RelBib Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture HA Bible HB Old Testament TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East |
| Further subjects: | B
Bible
B Anthropology |