Cultural Memory and Early Civilization
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Author | : Jan Assmann |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 333 |
Release | : 2011-12-05 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780521763813 |
ISBN-13 | : 0521763819 |
Rating | : 4/5 (13 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Cultural Memory and Early Civilization by : Jan Assmann
Book excerpt: Pt. 1. The theoretical basis -- Memory culture -- Written culture -- Cultural identity and political imagination -- pt. 2. Case studies -- Egypt -- Israel and the invention of religion -- The birth of history from the spirit of the law -- Greece and disciplined thinking -- Cultural memory : a summary.