Kegan Paul, London / New York, 1995. XIII,233p. Original grey cloth with dust wrps. Nice copy. Translated from the German by A. Alcock. ?Jan Assmann of Heidelberg University is one of the world?s leading authorities on ancient Egyptian religion and kingship, but his work is not well known among scholars who do not read German. This book on New Kingdom solar hymns is a welcome first step towards remedying the lack of English translations of his writings. A ? direct sequel?. To his annotated edition of all known sun hymns from Theban tombs, Solar Religion examines the changing theology embedded in these and other Egyptian religious texts produced between 1500 and 1200 B.c. Assmann?s analysis, crammed with original insights into the meaning and significance of these texts, is highly technical and assumes that readers are already familiar with the broad outline of his thought. (?) Throughout their history ancient Egyptians tended to view the gods not only as being in the world but also as constituting the world. Behind the multiplicity of deities lay the oneness of a creator god who remained a singularity at the same time that he turned himself into all the other gods and the whole of creation. Yet only in Akhenaten?s solar cult did this lead to denying the existence of the other gods. After Akhenaten?s reign, Amun-Re was even more insistently glorified as a creator god who manifested himself not just in the sun but in all life-giving elements including air and water. Amun not ...

Kegan Paul International, Date: 1994. Hardcover, no dust jacket. Sold as is. Ex-library, lower edges (front cover and first number of pages) damp-stained, 1994. Kegan Paul International ISBN 071030465X 9780710304650 [US]

Kegan Paul, Date: 1995-04-27. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1995. Kegan Paul ISBN 071030465X 9780710304650 [US]

ISBN10: 071030465X, ISBN13: 9780710304650, [publisher: Kegan Paul] Hardcover London & New-York, Kegan Paul, 1995. In-8, re. éd. pleine toile grise sous jaquette ill. en coul., XIII-233 pp, texte en anglais, bibliographie, index et source in fine. De la Collection : Studies in Egyptology édited by Geoffrey Thorndike Martin. /58B
[TROYES, France] [Publication Year: 1995]
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ISBN10: 071030465X, ISBN13: 9780710304650, [publisher: Kegan Paul] Hardcover Kegan Paul, London / New York, 1995. XIII,233p. Original grey cloth with dust wrps. Nice copy. Translated from the German by A. Alcock. ?Jan Assmann of Heidelberg University is one of the world?s leading authorities on ancient Egyptian religion and kingship, but his work is not well known among scholars who do not read German. This book on New Kingdom solar hymns is a welcome first step towards remedying the lack of English translations of his writings. A ? direct sequel? To his annotated edition of all known sun hymns from Theban tombs, Solar Religion examines the changing theology embedded in these and other Egyptian religious texts produced between 1500 and 1200 B.c. Assmann?s analysis, crammed with original insights into the meaning and significance of these texts, is highly technical and assumes that readers are already familiar with the broad outline of his thought. (?) Throughout their history ancient Egyptians tended to view the gods not only as being in the world but also as constituting the world. Behind the multiplicity of deities lay the oneness of a creator god who remained a singularity at the same time that he turned himself into all the other gods and the whole of creation. Yet only in Akhenaten?s solar cult did this lead to denying the existence of the other gods. After Akhenaten?s reign, Amun-Re was even more insistently glorified as a creator god who manifested himself ...

ISBN10: 071030465X, ISBN13: 9780710304650, [publisher: Kegan Paul] Hardcover First Edition First edition (stated), first printing. Errata slip laid in. Slight bump to one corner of the binding and dust jacket otherwise fine. Appears unread.
[Chicago, IL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1995]
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[Eugene, OR, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1994]

ISBN10: 071030465X, ISBN13: 9780710304650, [publisher: Kegan Paul] Hardcover First Edition In pictorial jacket, 8vo, 233pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"
[Vashon, WA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1995]

ISBN10: 071030465X, ISBN13: 9780710304650, [publisher: Kegan Paul] Hardcover First Edition First Edition. Kegan Paul. Hardcover. published in 1995. 248 pagesA fine copy in dark grey cloth boards, taupe endpapers, has a fine dust jacket.
[Hereford, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1995]

Hardback. New. Revised and expanded, this volume deals with the religious traditions of ancient Egypt. New material allows a much more precise allocation of religious texts and ideas in terms of time, place and social context. ISBN 071030465x 9780710304650 [GB]