Egyptian Oedipus : Athanasius Kircher and the secrets of antiquity /

Stolzenberg presents a new interpretation of Kircher's hieroglyphic studies, placing them in the context of seventeenth-century scholarship on paganism and Oriental languages. Situating Kircher in the social world of baroque Rome, with its scholars, artists, patrons, and censors, he shows how K...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stolzenberg, Daniel (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, [2013]
Temas:
Kircher, Athanasius, > 1602-1680. > Oedipus Aegyptiacus.
Oedipus Aegyptiacus (Kircher, Athanasius)
1600-1699
Egyptian language > Writing, Hieroglyphic.
Occultism > History.
Orientalism > History > 17th century.
Egyptology > History.
Occultism > history
Égyptien (Langue) > Écriture hiéroglyphique.
Occultisme > Histoire.
Orientalisme > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Égyptologie > Histoire.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > African Languages.
Egyptian language > Writing, Hieroglyphic
Egyptology
Intellectual life
Occultism
Orientalism
Ägyptologie
Europe > Intellectual life > 17th century.
Italy > Intellectual life > 17th century.
Europe > Vie intellectuelle > 17e siècle.
Italie > Vie intellectuelle > 17e siècle.
Europe
Italy
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Oedipus in exile
  • Esoteric antiquarianism
  • How to get ahead in the republic of letters
  • Oedipus in Rome
  • Ancient theology and the antiquarian
  • The discovery of Oriental antiquity
  • Erudition and censorship
  • Symbolic wisdom in an age of criticism
  • Oedipus at large
  • Epilogue: the twilight of tradition and the clear light of history.

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