The 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.
The 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.
Mark Wildish is Tutor / Honorary Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department at the University of Hong Kong.
Inhaltsangabe
Preface 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 Cited
Preface 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 Cited
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