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The Hieroglyphics of Horapollo Nilous: Hieroglyphic Semantics in Late Antiquity (Issues in Ancient Philosophy)

Mark Wildish

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Description: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, 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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Hieroglyphics of Horapollo Nilous: Hieroglyphic Semantics in Late Antiquity (Issues in Ancient Philosophy). To get started finding The Hieroglyphics of Horapollo Nilous: Hieroglyphic Semantics in Late Antiquity (Issues in Ancient Philosophy), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 174

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Release: 2017

ISBN: 1138837814

Description: 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, 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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Hieroglyphics of Horapollo Nilous: Hieroglyphic Semantics in Late Antiquity (Issues in Ancient Philosophy). To get started finding The Hieroglyphics of Horapollo Nilous: Hieroglyphic Semantics in Late Antiquity (Issues in Ancient Philosophy), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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