Egypian Solar Religion in the New Kingdom - Jan Assmann
Re, Amun and the Crisis of Polytheism (Studies in Egyptology)
KORTE INHOUD
Translated from the German by A. Alcock. ?Jan Assmann of Heidelberg University is one of the world?s leading authorities on ancient Egyptian religion and kingship, but his work is not well known among scholars who do not read German. This book on New Kingdom solar hymns is a welcome first step towards remedying the lack of English translations of his writings. A ? direct sequel?. To his annotated edition of all known sun hymns from Theban tombs, Solar Religion examines the changing theology embedded in these and other Egyptian religious texts produced between 1500 and 1200 B.c. Assmann?s analysis, crammed with original insights into the meaning and significance of these texts, is highly technical and assumes that readers are already familiar with the broad outline of his thought. (?) Throughout their history ancient Egyptians tended to view the gods not only as being in the world but also as constituting the world. Behind the multiplicity of deities lay the oneness of a creator god who remained a singularity ...
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London / New York, 1995. XIII,233p. Original grey cloth with dust wrps. Nice copy. [Antiquarian] [Auteur: ASSMANN, J.,] [Uitgever: Kegan Paul] [Jaar: 1995] [Titel: Egyptian Solar Relgion in the New Kingdom. Re, Amun and the Crisis of Polytheism.]
