Taylor Westerfeld, Jennifer2025-04-282019Philadelphia9780812296402https://library.arce.org:82/handle/123456789/460Cover 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 AcknowledgmentsEgyptian 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 endsen-USAncient Studies332 B.C.-638 A.DArchaeology and religionChristian literatureEarly History and criticismChurch history Primitive and early churchca. 30-600Book