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Assmann, Jan, 1938-2024

Of God and gods : Egypt, Israel, and the rise of monotheism / Jan Assmann. - Madison, Wisc. : University of Wisconsin Press, ©2008. - 1 online resource (ix, 196 pages). - George L. Mosse series in modern European cultural and intellectual history . - George L. Mosse series in modern European cultural and intellectual history. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-184) and index.

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.

ISBN: 9780299225537 0299225534 9780299225506 029922550X 9780299225544 0299225542

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Henotheism--History.--Egypt
Henotheism--History.--Israel
Monotheism--History.--Egypt
Monotheism--History.--Israel
Hénothéisme--Histoire.--Égypte
Hénothéisme--Histoire.--Israël
Monothéisme--Histoire.--Égypte
Monothéisme--Histoire.--Israël
RELIGION--Theism.
Henotheism
Monotheism

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Egypt
Israel

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
History

LC Class. No.: BL221 / .A88 2008eb

Dewey Class. No.: 211/.309