Egyptian Hieroglyphs in the Late Antique Imagination
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 Chron...
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oai:library.arce.org:123456789-4602025-04-28T09:12:42Z Egyptian Hieroglyphs in the Late Antique Imagination Taylor Westerfeld, Jennifer Ancient Studies 332 B.C.-638 A.D Archaeology and religion Christian literature Early History and criticism Church history Primitive and early church ca. 30-600 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 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 ends 2025-04-28T09:12:42Z 2019 Book Philadelphia 9780812296402 https://library.arce.org:82/handle/123456789/460 en_US Book collections on Project MUSE application/pdf University of Pennsylvania Press |
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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
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