Egyptian Hieroglyphs in the Late Antique Imagination
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2019
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University of Pennsylvania Press
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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
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Egyptian Hieroglyphs in the Late Antique Imagination
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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
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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
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Philadelphia