Death and Salvation in Ancient Egypt
Paperback – Abridged, October 15, 2014
Cornell University Press · Paperback · October 15, 2014
"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.
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- Who it’s for
- Jan Assmann examines Egyptian death images and rites through the genre of death liturgy.
- Themes
- Death in ancient Egypt, Death rites and ritual, Ancient Egyptian religion
- Genres
- Ancient Egypt, Ancient Religion, The Afterlife
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"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.
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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.
Death Liturgies
Jan Assmann examines Egyptian death images and rites through the genre of death liturgy.
Come here for
- Nine images of death in ancient Egypt
- Rites that reflect beliefs about death through language and ritual
Expect
- Death as social isolation
- Death as separation and transition
Where it sits
| Ancient Religion | 64% |
|---|---|
| Ancient Egypt | 62% |
| The Afterlife | 49% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Ancient Egypt
- Ancient Religion
- Archaeology
- Authors
- Jan Assmann
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Published
- October 15, 2014
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Death in ancient Egypt · Death rites and ritual · Ancient Egyptian religion
- Reading lane
- Ancient Egypt