Egyptian Hieroglyphs in the Late Antique Imagination

Egyptian Hieroglyphs in the Late Antique Imagination argues that, in the absence of any genuine understanding of hieroglyphic writing, late antique Christian authors were able to take this powerful symbol of Egyptian identity and manipulate it to serve their particular theological and ideological en...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Westerfeld, Jennifer Taylor
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2019.
Subjects:
332 B.C.-638 A.D.
Egyptian language > Writing, Hieroglyphic.
Christian literature, Early > History and criticism.
Church history > Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
Archaeology and religion.
Égyptien (Langue) > Écriture hiéroglyphique.
Littérature chrétienne primitive > Histoire et critique.
Église > Histoire > ca 30-600 (Église primitive)
Archéologie et religion.
HISTORY > Ancient > Egypt.
Christian literature, Early.
Church history > Primitive and early church.
Civilization.
Egypt > Civilization > 332 B.C.-638 A.D.
Égypte > Civilisation > 332 av. J.-C.-640.
Egypt.
Ancient Studies.
Archaeology.
Classics.
Cultural Studies.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Egyptian Hieroglyphs in the Late Antique Imagination
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Note on Translations
  • Introduction. Confronting Pharaonic Egypt in Late Antiquity
  • Chapter 1. From Sign to Symbol in Roman Egypt
  • Chapter 2. Hieroglyphs, Deep History, and Biblical Chronology
  • Chapter 3. Encoding the Wisdom of Egypt
  • Chapter 4. Laws for Murdering Men's Souls
  • Chapter 5. Translating Hieroglyphs, Constructing Authority
  • Conclusion. Hieroglyphs in the Late Antique Imagination
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index Locorum
  • Subject Index
  • Acknowledgments

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