Death and Salvation in Ancient Egypt

Assmann Jan, David Lorton

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Death and Salvation in Ancient Egypt Death and Salvation in Ancient Egypt by JAN ASSMANN Translated from the German by DAVID LORTON Abridged and updated by the author cornell university press Ithaca and London Original German edition, Tod und Jenseits im alten Ägypten, copyright © 2001 by C. H. Beck, Munich. All rights reserved. English translation copyright © 2005 by Cornell University The publication of this work was supported by a grant from the Goethe-Institut. All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in a review, this book, or parts thereof, must not be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher. For information, address Cornell University Press, Sage House, 512 East State Street, Ithaca, New York 14850. English translation first published 2005 by Cornell University Press First printing, Cornell Paperbacks, 2014 Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Assmann, Jan. [Tod und Jenseits im Alten Ägypten. English] Death and salvation in ancient Egypt / by Jan Assmann ; translated from the German by David Lorton. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-8014-4241-4 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-8014-4241-9 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN-13: 978-0-8014-7973-1 (paper : alk. paper) 1. Eschatology, Egyptian. 2. Egypt—Religion. 3. Death—Religious aspects. I. Title. BL2450.E8A8813 2005 299'.

Sujets

• Histoire
• Archaeology
• History of the Middle East
• Ancient history
• History of Africa
• Ancient Egypt

Informations

• Publié par: Cornell University Press
• Date de parution: 14 novembre 2011
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780801464805
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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