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 ideologi...

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Main Author: Westerfeld, Jennifer Taylor (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Press [2019]
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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"--
Physical Description:xi, 242 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm
ISBN:9780812251579
0812251571

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