Death and Salvation in Ancient Egypt

Autor: Assmann, Jan

Marca: Cornell University Press

Edición: Abridged and updated by the author

Formato: Abreviado

Número de páginas: 506

Número de pieza: 15, 1 black & white halftones, 6 black &

Fecha de lanzamiento: 01-10-2014

Detalles: "Human beings," the acclaimed Egyptologist Jan Assmann writes, "are the animals that have to live with the knowledge of their death, and culture is the world they create so they can live with that knowledge." In his new book, Assmann explores images of death and of death rites in ancient Egypt to provide startling new insights into the particular character of the civilization as a whole. Drawing on the unfamiliar genre of the death liturgy, he arrives at a remarkably comprehensive view of the religion of death in ancient Egypt. Assmann describes in detail nine different images of death: death as the body being torn apart, as social isolation, the notion of the court of the dead, the dead body, the mummy, the soul and ancestral spirit of the dead, death as separation and transition, as homecoming, and as secret. Death and Salvation in Ancient Egypt also includes a fascinating discussion of rites that reflect beliefs about death through language and ritual.

EAN: 9780801479731

Modelo: 15, 1 black & white halftones, 6 black &

Languages: Inglés

Binding: Tapa blanda

Nota del artículo: Libro de 2ª mano verificado y vendido por el emprendimiento social El Club de los Raros. Con cada compra estás ayudando a plantar árboles, financiar ONGs y proyectos culturales. Libro en buen estado, puede presentar algunas marcas de desgaste por el uso.

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