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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Assmann, Jan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cairo ; New York : American University In Cairo Press, 2014.
Edición:[US & CA version]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Structure and Change in Ancient Egyptian Religion
  • Myth 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.