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4-06-2015, 22:47

The Mind of Egypt: History and Meaning in the Time of the Pharaohs

The Mind of Egypt: History and Meaning in the Time of the Pharaohs
Author:Jan Assmann
The Mind of Egypt: History and Meaning in the Time of the Pharaohs
Metropolitan books
2002
Format: pdf
Size: 15.33 MB
Language: English

The Mind of Egypt presents an unprecedented account of the mainsprings of Egyptian civilization--the ideals, values, mentalities, belief systems, and aspirations that shaped the first territorial state in human history. Drawing on a range of literary, iconographic, and archaeological sources, the renowned historian Jan Assmann reconstructs a world of unparalleled complexity, a culture that, long before others, possessed an extraordinary degree of awareness and self-reflection.

The Mind of Egypt: History and Meaning in the Time of the Pharaohs

 

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