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Oedipus Aegyptiacus: Interpretatio Hieroglyphici

Athanasius Kircher1652
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The magnum opus of the Jesuit polymath Athanasius Kircher, intended as a key to the decoding of Egyptian hieroglyphs. While his linguistic decodings were largely incorrect by modern standards, the work is a monumental compendium of 17th-century esoteric knowledge. Kircher connects Egyptology with the Hebrew Kabbalah, Hermeticism, and the ancient wisdom of all nations, presenting a unified 'occult' history of the world. It is famous for its intricate and beautiful engravings of the Tree of Life, the Zodiac, and mystical diagrams.

Also known asEgyptian Oedipus
This edition1655
EditionVitalia Mascardi, Rome (Complete in four volumes; EPUB typically represents a summary or specific volume)
HermeticismRenaissance Magicsymbolic interpretationChristian KabbalahKabbalahComparative ReligionKircher's Universal WisdomHieroglyphic Interpretation (Pre-Rosetta)EgyptologyAncient Magicesoteric symbolismHermetic philosophyBembine Tablet

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  2. 02Athanasii Kircheri e Soc. Iesu, Oedipus Aegyptiacus : hoc est Vniuersalis hieroglyphicae veterum doctrinae temporum iniuria abolitae instauratio : opus ex omni orientalium doctrina & sapientia conditum, nec non viginti diuersarium linguarum, authoritate stabilitum, felicibus auspiciis Ferdinandi III, Austriaci sapientissimi & inuictissimi Romanorum imperatoris semper Augusti è tenebris erutum, atque bono reipublicae literariae consecratum. Tomus primus
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