| Title:
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THE MIND OF EGYPT
HISTORY AND MEANING IN THE TIME OF THE PHARAOHS |
| By: |
Jan Assmann, Andrew Jenkins (Trans) |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£20.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0674012119 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780674012110 |
| Publisher: |
HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
30 October, 2003 |
| Pages: |
528 |
| Language: |
English, German |
| Description: |
Drawing on a range of literary, iconographic and archaeological sources, Jan Assmann reconstructs a world of unparalleled complexity, a culture that, long before others, possessed an extraordinary degree of awareness and self-reflection. |
| Synopsis: |
"The Mind of Egypt" presents an account of the mainsprings of Egyptian civilization - the ideals, values, mentalities, belief systems and aspirations that shaped the first territorial state in human history. Drawing on a range of literary, iconographic and archaeological sources, Jan Assmann reconstructs a world of unparalleled complexity, a culture that, long before others, possessed an extraordinary degree of awareness and self-reflection. |
| Illustrations: |
4 halftones, 13 line illustrations, 1 map |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Harvard University Press |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |