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The art of love lyrics : in memory of Bernard Couroyer, OP and Hans Jacob Polotsky, first Egyptologists in Jerusalem / under the direction of Sara I. Groll, Shalom Paul, Marcel Sigrist ; ed. by Krzysztof Modras. - Paris : Gabalda, c2000. - 70 p. ; 24 cm. - Cahiers de la Revue biblique, 49 0575-0741 ; .

Six of nine lectures from a conference held at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, 18 May 1998.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 46-48).

Song of Songs, riddle of riddles / Y. Zakovitch -- Ancient Egyptian love songs : Papyrus Harris 500 / S. Wimmer -- Maternal love in ancient Greece / D. Gera -- "Love your neighbor" in Leviticus 19 and in ancient Egyptian / M. Lichtheim -- Love as political power / S. I. Groll -- Love in Coptic monastic tradition / K. Modras.


Text in English, introduction in French, and some citations in hieroglyphic and coptic.

ISBN: 2850211273

LCCN: 2001332491

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Bible.--O.T.--Song of Solomon--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Papyrus Harris no. 500.
Bible.--O.T.--Leviticus XIX--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Middle Eastern literature--History and criticism.
Love--Middle East.
Love poetry, Egyptian--History and criticism.
Egyptian literature--Relation to the Old Testament.

LC Class. No.: BS 413 / .C 132 V. 49