[PDF.51or] The Myth of Egypt and Its Hieroglyphs in European Tradition

The Myth of Egypt and Its Hieroglyphs in European Tradition

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 | #1705008 in Books |  Princeton University Press |  1993-10-04 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  .51 x7.51 x9.92l, | File type: PDF | 184 pages

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||8 of 8 people found the following review helpful.| An important starting point|By Christopher I. Lehrich|If you are interested in the European reception of Egypt, this is an essential starting-point. If, on the other hand, you are interested in ancient Egypt as it actually was, you will find this book extremely elusive and difficult to grasp.
Iversen, an Egyptologist of some note, first wrote this book in 1961, but it has| |"This book traces the complex ways in which the idea of Egypt was totally altered by the new Renaissance ideas . . . The Myth of Egypt and its Hieroglyphs gives one the thrill that can only come from an erudite study suddenly making sense of the scatter

Erik Iversen describes the powerful effect of the "myth of Egypt," particularly Egyptian hieroglyphs, on European literature, art, religion, and philosophy. This is the story of a creative misunderstanding: an erroneous interpretation of the traditions of ancient Egypt became a rich source of inspiration for Europeans from ancient times through the medieval and Renaissance periods to the Baroque era. The misguided notion that hieroglyphs were allegorical, and t...

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