{"product_id":"death-and-salvation-in-ancient-egypt-paperback","title":"Death and Salvation in Ancient Egypt - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJan Assmann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Lorton\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.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. \u003ci\u003eDeath and Salvation in Ancient Egypt\u003c\/i\u003e also includes a fascinating discussion of rites that reflect beliefs about death through language and ritual.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJan Assmann is Professor Emeritus of Egyptology at Heidelberg University and the 1998 winner of the prestigious Deutsche Historikerpreis (German History Prize). He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Search for God in Ancient Egypt\u003c\/i\u003e, also from Cornell. The late David Lorton, an Egyptologist, was the translator of many books, including \u003ci\u003eAncient Egypt in 101 Questions and Answers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Secret History of Hermes Trismegistus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Lore of Egypt\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Akhenaten and the Religion of Light\u003c\/i\u003e, all from Cornell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 504\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.18 x 9.54 x 6.16 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47451698856114,"sku":"9780801479731","price":84.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/0bc22ffa181a1cd47d05b160b32821e2.webp?v=1778799179","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/death-and-salvation-in-ancient-egypt-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}