Cultural Memory and Early Civilization

Cultural Memory and Early Civilization
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 333
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ISBN-10 : 9780521763813
ISBN-13 : 0521763819
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Download or read book Cultural Memory and Early Civilization written by Jan Assmann and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-12-05 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.


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