A Comparison of the Egyptian Execration Ritual to Exodus 32:19 and Jeremiah 19 / / Michael S. Donahou.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Gorgias Press Backlist eBook-Package 2001-2013
• VerfasserIn: Donahou, Michael S.,
• Place / Publishing House: Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2010]; ©2010
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Series: Perspectives on Hebrew Scriptures and its Contexts
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (251 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; TABLE OF CONTENTS --; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --; ABBREVIATIONS --; INTRODUCTION --; CHAPTER ONE: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RELIGION AND MAGIC --; CHAPTER TWO: EGYPTIAN MAGIC AND THE EXECRATION RITUAL --; CHAPTER 3: STUDY OF JEREMIAH 19 --; CHAPTER 4: EXODUS 32:19 AND THE EXECRATION RITUAL --; CONCLUSION --; BIBLIOGRAPHY --; INDEX
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781463222482; 9783111024141; 9783110663037
• DOI: 10.31826/9781463222482
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Michael S. Donahou.

Ancient Egyptian leaders sought to preserve the status quo by using not only their military might, but also enlisting magical rituals to help control any perceived threats to their way of life. Biblical leaders also sought to control their respective peoples by means of divine authority, brute force, and/or ritual actions. Examples of ritual actions by Moses and Jeremiah mimic those used by the ancient Egyptians in order to preserve or restore order to their given societies.