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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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia :
University of Pennsylvania Press,
[2019]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| 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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| Physical Description: | xi, 242 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780812251579 0812251571 |