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1 online resource (257 pages) |
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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 |
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Subject Index -- Acknowledgments |
| Summary |
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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Ancient Studies |
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Archaeology |
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Classics |
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Cultural Studies |
| Notes |
In English |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 15, 2020) |
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Egyptian language -- Writing, Hieroglyphic.
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Christian literature, Early -- History and criticism
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Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
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Archaeology and religion.
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HISTORY -- Ancient -- Egypt.
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HISTORY -- Ancient -- Egypt.
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Archaeology and religion
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Christian literature, Early
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Church history -- Primitive and early church
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Civilization
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Egyptian language -- Writing, Hieroglyphic
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| SUBJECT |
Egypt -- Civilization -- 332 B.C.-638 A.D.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85041267
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| Subject |
Egypt
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780812296402 |
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0812296400 |
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