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OverviewThe main aim of this book is to reconstruct a philosophical context for the Hieroglyphica of Horapollo, a late 5th century Greek study of hieroglyphic writing. In addition to reviewing and drawing on earlier approaches it explores the range of signs and meanings for which Horapollo is interested in giving explanations, whether there are characteristic types of explanations given, what conception of language in general and of hieroglyphic Egyptian in particular the explanations of the meanings of the glyphs presuppose, and what explicit indications there are of having been informed or influenced by philosophical theories of meaning, signs, and interpretation. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Mark WildishPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.453kg ISBN: 9780367594220ISBN 10: 0367594226 Pages: 174 Publication Date: 14 August 2020 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPreface Introduction 1 The Text and Author of the Hieroglyphica 2 Linguistic Signs 2.1 The Historical Meaning of Egyptian Hieroglyphs 2.2 Meaning in Horapollo 2.3 Neoplatonic Theories of Meaning 3 Natural Signs 3.1 The Graeco-Roman Reception of the Tradition 3.2 Genre: Lexicon or Encyclopedia? 3.3 Natural and Artefactual Signs in Horapollo 4 Divine Symbols 4.1 The Christian-Pagan Controversy 4.2 The Allegory of Hieroglyphic Egyptian 4.3 Neoplatonic Hieroglyphics 5 The Cosmos of the Hieroglyphica 5.1 Horapollo’s Symbolic Hieroglyphs 5.2 Horapollo’s Metaphysics 5.3 Sensible Nature and the Intelligible Cosmos Conclusion: Re-reading the Hieroglyphica Appendixes Appendix 1: Horapollo’s Hieroglyphs and their Meanings Appendix 2: The Egyptian Content of the Hieroglyphica Appendix 3: The Coptic Content of the Hieroglyphica Bibliography Text Editions Secondary Texts Other Primary Texts Cited Other Secondary Texts CitedReviewsAuthor InformationMark Wildish is Tutor / Honorary Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department at the University of Hong Kong. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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