Jan Assmann
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View article: The Invention of Religion: Faith and Covenant in the Book of Exodus
The Invention of Religion: Faith and Covenant in the Book of Exodus Open
A groundbreaking account of how the Book of Exodus shaped fundamental aspects of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam The Book of Exodus may be the most consequential story ever told. But its spectacular moments of heaven-sent plagues and part…
View article: Egyptian Mysteries and Secret Societies in the Age of Enlightenment. A ‘mnemo-historical’ study
Egyptian Mysteries and Secret Societies in the Age of Enlightenment. A ‘mnemo-historical’ study Open
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View article: ‘For ye know the Heart of the Stranger’: Empathy, Memory, and the Biblical Ideal of a ‘Decent Society’
‘For ye know the Heart of the Stranger’: Empathy, Memory, and the Biblical Ideal of a ‘Decent Society’ Open
The biblical story of the Exodus tells the miraculous escape of the Israelites from thraldom in Egypt. In doing so it has once and for all denigrated the image of Ancient Egypt in the memory of humanity as the epitome of despotism, slavery…