From Akhenaten to Moses: Ancient Egypt and religious change
The shift from polytheism to monotheism changed the world radically. Akhenaten and Moses-a figure of history and a figure of tradition-symbolize this shift in its incipient, revolutionary stages and represent two civilizations that were brought into the closest connection as early as the Book of Exo...
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| Format: | Edited Volume |
| Language: | English |
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Cairo [u.a.]
The American Univ. in Cairo Pr.
2014
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| Online Access: | Verlag, Inhaltsverzeichnis: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1507/2014466331-t.html Verlag, Verlagsangaben: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1507/2014466331-d.html Verlag, Autorenbiografie: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1507/2014466331-b.html 
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| Author Notes: | Jan Assmann |
Table of Contents:
- Structure and Change in Ancient Egyptian ReligionMyth and History of the Exodus: Triumph and Trauma
- From Polytheism to Monotheism: Evolution or Revolution?
- Moses and Akhenaten: Memory and History
- Ancient Egypt and the Theory of the Axial Age
- Egyptian Mysteries and Secret Societies in the Age of Enlightenment
- Total Religion: Politics, Monotheism, and Violence.