Standing at the very foundation of monotheism, and so of Western culture, Moses is a figure not of history, but of memory. As such, he is the quintessential subject for the innovative historiography Jan Assmann both defines and practices in this work, the study of historical memory--a study, in this[...]
Revised and expanded, this volume deals with the religious traditions of ancient Egypt. New material allows a much more precise allocation of religious texts and ideas in terms of time, place and social context.[...]
In this important new book, the distinguished Egyptologist Jan Assmann provides a masterful overview of a crucial theme in the religious history of the West - that of 'religio duplex', or dual religion. He begins by returning to the theology of the Ancient Egyptians, who set out to present their cul[...]
In this important new book, the distinguished Egyptologist Jan Assmann provides a masterful overview of a crucial theme in the religious history of the West - that of 'religio duplex', or dual religion. He begins by returning to the theology of the Ancient Egyptians, who set out to present their cul[...]
This classic work by one of the world's most distinguished Egyptologists was first published in German in 1984. The Search for God in Ancient Egypt offers a distillation of Jan Assmann's views on ancient Egyptian religion, with special emphasis on theology and piety. Deeply rooted in the texts of an[...]
Nothing has so radically transformed the world as the distinction between true and false religion. In this nuanced consideration of his own controversial "Moses the Egyptian", renowned Egyptologist Jan Assmann answers his critics, extending and building upon ideas from his previous book. Maintaining[...]
Zwei Traditionslinien - Jerusalem und Athen, jüdisch-christliche Offenbarungsreligion und philosophischer Universalismus - prägen das Selbstbild des Abendlandes. Doch damit ist nicht das ganze Spektrum kultureller Filiationen abgedeckt, denn Israel wie Griechenland bezogen sich beide in hervor[...]
Jan Assmann är en tysk egyptolog, känd för sin tes om att monoteismens uppkomst vid judarnas uttåg ur Egypten. Men Assmann har också varit verksam utanför det egyptologiska fältet. Han har dels utvecklat en teori om kulturellt minne och dels studerat monoteismens politiska implikationer. Mont[...]