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The Search for God in Ancient Egypt
Jan Assmann
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Description for The Search for God in Ancient Egypt
Paperback. Translator(s): Lorton, David. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HRKP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 171 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394. 256 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HRKP1. Dimension: 231 x 171 x 17. Weight: 404. Translator(s): Lorton, David.
"What, for the ancient Egyptians, was the nature of the world's governing spirits'... With the evidence of ancient texts, Assmann considers Egyptian theology,... and cults and rites.... This deep, analytic book is of the greatest interest not only for specialists in matters Egyptian but also for comparative studies."―Antiquity
First English-language edition, with revisions and additions by the author. 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.
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Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Weight
396g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801487293
SKU
V9780801487293
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About Jan Assmann
Jan Assmann is Professor of Egyptology at Heidelberg University and the 1998 winner of the prestigious Deutsche Historikerpreis (German History Prize). David Lorton, an Egyptologist, has translated other Cornell books, including The Twilight of Ancient Egypt: First Millennium B.C.E. by Karol Mysliwiec and The Priests of Ancient Egypt, New Edition by Serge Sauneron.
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Very occasionally there will appear a book, vibrant with intellectual fervor, which challenges jaded ideas and as such I welcome with the greatest admiration Jan Assmann, The Search for God in Ancient Egypt. At the outset I would urge readers to confront the complexity of the linguistic level of this book... because Assmann's total command of the ancient sources and ... Read more