Of God and gods: Egypt, Israel, and the rise of monotheism

Acknowledgments ; Introduction ; 1. Understanding Polytheism: The Three-Dimensional Structure of the Divine World ; 2. Seth the Iconoclast: Polytheism and the Language of Violence ; 3. All Gods are One: Evolutionary and Inclusive Monotheism ; 4. The Axial Age and the Separation of State and Religion...

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Contributors: Assmann, Jan 1938-2024 (Other)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Madison, Wisc University of Wisconsin Press c2008
In:Year: 2008
Series/Journal:George L. Mosse series in modern European cultural and intellectual history
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Egypt (Antiquity) / Polytheism / Monotheism / Israel (Antiquity)
Further subjects:B Henotheism (Egypt) History
B Collection of essays
B Henotheism History Egypt
B Monotheism (Egypt) History
B Monotheism
B Henotheism
B Egypt
B History
B Henotheism History Israel
B RELIGION ; Theism
B Monotheism History Egypt
B Electronic books History
B Monotheism (Israel) History
B Henotheism (Israel) History
B Israel
B Monotheism History Israel Egypt Israel
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Summary:Acknowledgments ; Introduction ; 1. Understanding Polytheism: The Three-Dimensional Structure of the Divine World ; 2. Seth the Iconoclast: Polytheism and the Language of Violence ; 3. All Gods are One: Evolutionary and Inclusive Monotheism ; 4. The Axial Age and the Separation of State and Religion: Monotheism as an Axial Movement ; 5. Five Steps toward Canonization: Tradition, Scripture, and the Origin of the Hebrew Bible ; 6. No God but God: Exclusive Monotheism and the Language of Violence ; Conclusion: The Mosaic Distinction ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-184) and index. - Description based on print version record
ISBN:0299225534