From Akhenaten to Moses
Ancient Egypt and Religious Change
$62.05
- Paperback
168 pages
- Release Date
23 March 2016
Summary
The shift from polytheism to monotheism changed the world radically. Akhenaten and Moses-a figure of history and a figure of tradition-symbolize this shift in its incipient, revolutionary stages and represent two civilizations that were brought into the closest connection as early as the Book of Exodus, where Egypt stands for the old world to be rejected and abandoned in order to enter the new one.The seven chapters of this seminal study shed light on the great transformation from differen…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9789774167492 |
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| ISBN-10: | 977416749X |
| Author: | Jan Assmann |
| Publisher: | The American University in Cairo Press |
| Imprint: | The American University in Cairo Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 168 |
| Release Date: | 23 March 2016 |
| Weight: | 324g |
| Dimensions: | 13mm x 150mm x 230mm |
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Critics Review
“Will appeal to readers who enjoy exploring the world of ideas and the ways in which such ideas have shaped societies for both good and ill.“—Ancient Egypt
“A seminal work of truly impressive scholarship. An exceptionally well written, organized, and presented study that is enhanced with the inclusion of eighteen pages of Notes and a comprehensive Index, this seminal work is very highly recommended for academic library collections and the supplemental studies reading lists for students of Egyptian antiquity.“—Midwest Book Review
Jan Assmann
Jan Assmann is a German Egyptologist widely known for his work on the origins of monotheism. Formerly professor of Egyptology at the University of Heidelberg, he is now honorary professor of cultural studies at the University of Constance. He is the author of Moses the Egyptian: The Memory of Egypt in Western Monotheism (1998), and The Price of Monotheism (2009).
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