Egyptian hieroglyphs in the late antique imagination

Title
  1. Egyptian hieroglyphs in the late antique imagination / Jennifer Taylor Westerfeld.
Published by
  1. Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2019]
Author
  1. Westerfeld, Jennifer Taylor

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Description
  1. xi, 242 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
  1. "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"--
Subject
  1. Egypt
  2. Christian literature, Early
  3. Aegyptus (Roman imperial province)
  4. Egypt > Civilization > 332 B.C.-638 A.D
  5. Christian literature, Early > History and criticism
  6. Church history > Primitive and early church
  7. Egyptian language > Writing, Hieroglyphic
  8. Church history > Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
  9. 332 B.C.-638 A.D
  10. Archaeology and religion
  11. Civilization
  12. Criticism, interpretation, etc
Genre/Form
  1. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Call number
  1. JFE 20-1557
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Author
  1. Westerfeld, Jennifer Taylor, author.
Title
  1. Egyptian hieroglyphs in the late antique imagination / Jennifer Taylor Westerfeld.
Publisher
  1. Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2019]
Edition
  1. First edition.
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chronological term
  1. 332 B.C.-638 A.D.
LCCN
  1. 2019034582
ISBN
  1. 9780812251579 (hardcover)
  2. 0812251571
Research call number
  1. JFE 20-1557
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