Egyptian Oedipus Athanasius Kircher and the secrets of antiquity /

Stolzenberg, Daniel

Egyptian Oedipus Athanasius Kircher and the secrets of antiquity / [Texte imprimé] : Daniel Stolzenberg - Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, cop. 2013 - 1 Vol. (XI-307 p.) : ill. ; 23 cm

Bibliogr. p. 265-296

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

978-0-226-92414-4 0-226-92414-9

Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680. Oedipus aegyptiacus Europe / Intellectual life / 17th century Egyptian language / Writing, Hieroglyphic Occultism / History Orientalism / History / 17th century Italy / Intellectual life / 17th century Egyptology / History

493.1092