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Egyptian Oedipus : Athanasius Kircher and the secrets of antiquity
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Egyptian Oedipus : Athanasius Kircher and the secrets of antiquity / Daniel Stolzenberg.
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9780226924151 (ebook) :
Publication
Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press, 2013.
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1 online resource
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Summary
Stolzenberg presents a new interpretation of Kircher's hieroglyphic studies, placing them in the context of seventeenth-century scholarship on paganism and Oriental languages. Situating Kircher in the social world of baroque Rome, with its scholars, artists, patrons, and censors, he shows how Kircher's study of ancient paganism depended on the circulation of texts, artifacts, and people between Christian and Islamic civilisations.
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Language
English
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September 22, 2015
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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