Egyptian Oedipus Athanasius Kircher and the Secrets of Antiquity

Name: Egyptian Oedipus Athanasius Kircher and the Secrets of Antiquity
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ISBN: 9780226924144

ISBN-10: 0226924149

ISBN-13: 9780226924144

Edition: 2013

Authors: Daniel Stolzenberg

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In 1655, after more than two decades of toil, Athansius Kircher, S. J. (1601/2–80) published his solution to the Egyptian hieroglyphs,Oedipus Aegyptiacus, a work that has been called “one of the most learned monstrosities of all times.” Here Daniel 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, Stolzenberg shows how Kircher’s study of ancient paganism depended on the circulation of texts, artifacts, and people between Christian and Islamic civilizations. Along…

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List price: $99.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 4/1/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Size: 6.26" wide x 9.57" long x 0.98" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English



A Note on Quotations and Translations


List of Abbreviations


Introduction: Oedipus in Exile



Esoteric Antiquarianism



How to Get Ahead in the Republic of Letters



Oedipus in Rome



Ancient Theology and the Antiquarian



The Discovery of Oriental Antiquity



Erudition and Censorship



Symbolic Wisdom in an Age of Criticism



Oedipus at Large


Epilogue: The Twilight of Tradition and the Clear Light of History


Acknowledgments


Bibliography


Index