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DRESS

DUALISM

as a curtain, and as a shroud. In this last respect it resembled the NT sindon, the 'linen cloth' of Mt 27", Mk 15« RV. It is probably as an upper garment of fine white linen for gala use (ct. Ec 9>) that the sodln is introduced in Jg 14'"- (AV 'sheets,' RV 'linen garments') and Is 3^'.

(c) Mention must also be made of the 'scarlet robe' (.chlamys) in which Jesus was arrayed by the Roman soldiers (Mt 2728- "). It Is the paludammtum or military cloak worn over their armour by the superior officers of the Roman army. The 'cloke' finally, which St. Paul left at Troas (2 Ti 4") was the Roman poemda, a circular travelling cape. For the brooch or buckle by which an upper garment was sometimes fastened, see Ornaments, § 5.

5. Headdress.— (a) The Hebrewsappear at first to have had no coveringfor the head, except on special occasions, such as war, when a leather helmet was worn {see Akmohh, 2 (6)). At most a rope or cord served as a fillet, as may be inferred from 1 K 20'"-, and as may be seen in the representations of Syrians on the monuments of Egypt. In cases of prolonged exposure to the sun, it is most probable that recourse would be had to a covering in the style of the modern kefflyeh, which protects not only the head but also the neck and shoulders. Jehu's tribute-carriers, above mentioned, are depicted in a headgear resembling the familiar Phrygian cap. The best attested covering, however at least for the upper ranks of both sexes is the Isanlph (from a root signifying to 'wind round') or turban. It is the royal 'diadem' of Is 62', the ladies' 'hood* of Is ^ (RV 'turban'), and the 'mitre' of Zee 3* (RVm 'turban or diadem'). A kindred word is used for the high priest's turban, the ' mitre ' of Ex 28*, etc., for which see Mitee. A turban is also implied in Ezekiel's description of a lady's head-dress: 'I have bound thee with a tire of fine linen' (Ezk le'" RVm). The egg-shaped turban of the ordinary priests has been discussed under Bonnet (RV 'head-tires'). The 'hats' of Dn 3" were probably a variety of the conical Babylonian headdress, although RV gives 'mantles.' Antiochus Epiphanes, it is recorded, com-pelled the young Jewish nobles to wear the petams, the low, broad-brimmed hat associated with Hermes (2 Mac 412, RV 'the Greek cap').

In NT times, as may be learned from the Mishna, many forms of headdress were in use. One was named the sUdar, from the Lat. sudarium (a cloth for wiping off perspiration, sudor), which is the napkin of Jn 11" 20', although there it appears as a kerchief or head- covering for the dead (ct. below, 8).

(ft) As regards the headdress of the female sex, we have seen that both sexes of the wealthier classes wore the isanlph or turban. The female captives from Lachish wear over their tunics an upper garment, which covers the forehead and hair and falls down over the shoulders as far as the ankles. Whether this is the garment intended by any of the words rendered vail in AV, as that of Ruth, for example (3", RV 'mantle'), or by the ' kerchief s for the head' of Ezk IS's RV, It is im-possible to say. The veil, however, with which Rebekah and Tamar covered themselves (Gn 24«' 38"), was more probably a large mantle in which the whole body could be wrapped, like the sadtn of 4 (d) above. Indeed, it is impossible to draw a clear distinction in OT between the mantle and the veil. The only express mention of a face-veil is in the case of Moses (Ex 343').

6. Shoes and sandals. Within doors the Hebrews went barefoot. Out of doors it was customary to wear either sandals or shoes, mostly the former. The simplest form of sandal consisted of a plain sole of leather, bound to the feet by a leather thong, the ' shoelatchet' of Gn 142s and the 'latohet' of Mk 1' etc. The Assyrians preferred a sandal fitted with a heel-cap, by which they are distinguished from Jehu's attendants on the obelisk of Shalmaneser, who wear shoes completely covering the feet. In Ezekiel's day ladies wore shoes of 'seal-

skin' (Ezk 16" RV; but see Badgers' Skins). The laced boot of the soldier may be referred to in Is 9' (see RVm). The sandals were removed not only in cases of mourning (2 S 15'") and of a visit to a friend, but also on entering a sacred precinct (Ex 3', Jos S'^); the Jewish priests, accordingly, performed all their offices in the Temple barefoot.

7. It need hardly be said that the taste for 'purple and fine linen' was not peculiar to the days of Dives, as may be seen from the rernarkable dress-fist in Is 3'8*'. Richly embroidered garments are mentioned as early as the time of the Judges (Jg 5" RV). King Josiah had an official who bore the title of ' the keeper of the wardrobe' (2 K 22"). The 'change of raiment,' however, several times mentioned in OT, were not so many complete outfits, but special gala robes, for which one's ordinary garments were 'changed.' In the.East, such robes have continued a favourite form of gift and expression of esteem from sovereigns and other persons of high rank to the present day.

For what may be termed accessories of dress, see Oknaments, Seal, Staff.

8. A special interest must always attach to the question of the outward appearance of the Man of Nazareth, so far as it is associated with the dress He wore. This must have consisted of at least six separate articles, not five, as Edersheim states (Life and Times of Jesus, i. 625). By the 1st cent, it had become usual to wear a linen shirt (ch&luk) beneath the tunic (see 2 (d) above). In our Lord's case this seems required by the mention of the upper garments (himatia, i.e. mantle and tunic) which He laid aside before washing the disciples' feet (Jn 13'). The tunic proper, we know, was 'woven without seam' throughout, and therefore fitted closely at the neck, with the usual short sleeves as above de-scribed. White linen was the favourite material for both shirt and tunic. Above the tunic was the linen girdle wound several times round the waist. On His feet were leather sandals (Mt 3"). His upper garment, as has been shown, was of the customary oblong shape probably of white woollen cloth, as is suggested by the details of the Transfiguration narrative in Mk 9' with the four prescribed tassels at the corners (see above, 4 (o) ). To the form of His headdress we have no clue, but it may be regarded as certain the traditional artistic convention notwithstanding that no Jewish teacher of that period would appear in public with head un-covered. Probably a white linen 'napkin' (sudarium) was tied round the head as a simple turban, the ends falling down over the neck. A. R. S. Kennedy.

DBIKK. See Meals, § 6, Wine and Strong Drink.

DRINK-OFFERING.— See Sacrifice AND Offering.

DROMEDARY.— See Camel.

DROPSY.— See Medicine.

DRUNKENNESS.— See Wine and Strong Drink.

DRTJSILLA.— The third wife of the procurator Felix (Ac 24"). She was the youngest daughter of Herod Agrippa I., and is said to have been persuaded by one Simon (7 Simon Magus) to desert her first husband, Azizus king of Emesa, for Felix. She cannot have been more than 16 years of age when she listened to St. Paul reasoning on 'righteousness and temperance and the judgment to come' (Ac 242s).

DUALISM. The belief in, or doctrine of, two ulti-mate confiicting principles, powers, or tendencies in the universe. Haeokel describes as dualism the dis-tinction between God and the world, and between matter and mind, and opposes to it his monism, which identifies both (Riddle of the Universe, ch. 1, p. 8). In this sense of the word the Bible teaches dualism. It does distinguish God as Creator from the world as created (Gn 1', Is 40», Jn 1'), and describes God as Spirit in contrast with matter (Jn 4«). In man it distinguishes the body taken from the dust, and the

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