The search for God in ancient Egypt / by Jan Assmann ; translated from the German by David Lorton.
The search for God in ancient Egypt / by Jan Assmann ; translated from the German by David Lorton.
The search for God in ancient Egypt / by Jan Assmann ; translated from the German by David Lorton.
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Publisher
Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2001.
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Date
2001.
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N292.211/ 13
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English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xi, 275 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Religion: Divine Presence and Transcendence -- Pt. 1. The Dimensions of Divine Presence: The Implicit Theology of Egyptian Polytheism -- 2. The Local or Cultic Dimension -- 3. The Cosmos -- 4. The Verbal or Mythic Dimension -- 5. Myth -- 6. On the Meaning of the Three Dimensions: Concluding Remar...
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Publisher
Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2001.
Edition
1st English-language ed., with revisions and additions.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2001.
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Summary
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 ancient Egypt and thoroughly informed by comparative...
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The search for God in ancient Egypt / by Jan Assmann ; translated from the German by David Lorton.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-267) and index.
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N292.211/ 13
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ISBN
0801487293 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780801437861 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0801437865 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780801487293 (pbk. : alk. paper)
DDC
292.211
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991015879149702626
