The mind of Egypt
Subtitle: history and meaning in the time of the Pharaohs
By: Jan Assmann ; translated by Andrew Jenkins.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Metropolitan Books
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 513
Subjects: Historiography -- Egypt.; Egypt -- History -- To 640 A.D.
Description: "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."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.