Moses the Egyptian : the memory of Egypt in western monotheism /

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Moses is at the foundation of monotheism, and so of Western culture. Here the factual and fictional events and characters in religious beliefs are studied. It traces monotheism back to the Egyptian king Akhenaten and shows how Moses's followers established truth by denouncing all others as fals...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Assmann, Jan
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1997.
Subjects:
Moses > (Biblical leader)
Moses (Prophet)
Moïse > (Chef biblique)
Monotheism > History.
Monotheism > History of doctrines.
Monothéisme > Histoire des doctrines.
Monothéisme > Histoire.
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > Old Testament.
RELIGION > Judaism > History.
Monotheism.
Religion.
Monotheïsme.
Egyptische godsdienst.
Egypt > Religion.
Égypte > Religion.
Egypt.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Mnemohistory and the construction of Egypt
  • Suppressed history, repressed memory: Moses and Akhenaten
  • Before the law: John Spencer as Egyptologist
  • The Moses discourse in the eighteenth century
  • Sigmund Freud: the return of the repressed
  • Conceiving the One in ancient Egyptian traditions
  • Abolishing the Mosaic distinction: religious antagonism and its overcoming.

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