Nothing has so radically transformed the world as the distinction
between true and false religion. In this nuanced consideration of
his own controversial "Moses the Egyptian," renowned Egyptologist
Jan Assmann answers his critics, extending and building upon ideas
from his previous book. Maintaining that it was indeed the Moses of
the Hebrew Bible who introduced the true-false distinction in a
permanent and revolutionary form, Assmann reiterates that the price
of this monotheistic revolution has been the exclusion, as paganism
and heresy, of everything deemed incompatible with the truth it
proclaims. This exclusion has exploded time and again into violence
and persecution, with no end in sight. Here, for the first time,
Assmann traces the repeated attempts that have been made to do away
with this distinction since the early modern period. He explores at
length the notions of primary versus secondary religions, of
"counter-religions," and of book religions versus cultic religions.
He also deals with the entry of ethics into religion's very core.
Informed by the debate his own work has generated, he presents a
compelling lesson in the fluidity of cultural identity and beliefs.
General
| Imprint: |
Stanford University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
December 2009 |
| First published: |
November 2009 |
| Authors: |
Jan Assmann
|
| Translators: |
Robert Savage
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
152 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-8047-6160-4 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
0-8047-6160-4 |
| Barcode: |
9780804761604 |
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