Jan Assmann is a German Egyptologist widely known for his work on the origins of monotheism. Formerly professor of Egyptology at the University of Heidelberg, he is now honorary professor of cultural studies at the University of Constance. He is the author of Moses the Egyptian: The Memory of Egyptin Western Monotheism (1998), and The Price of Monotheism (2009).
Chapter 1: Structure and Change in Ancient Egyptian Religion Cult Theology The Guidance of Life Chapter 2: Myth and History of the Exodus: Triumph and Trauma The Mnemohistory of the Exodus Narrative Structure Remember the Exodus The Seder Liturgy Exodus and Utopia Chapter 3: From Poly- to Monotheism: Evolution or Revolution Evolution in Nature and Culture From Monolatry to Monotheism Egypt and Religious Change Chapter 4: Moses and Akhenaten: Memory and History Moses and Akhenaten Akhenaten The Egyptian Trauma The Legend of the 'Lepers' The Reinterpretation of the Pyramids Exodus and Trauma Chapter 5: Ancient Egypt and the Theory of the Axial Age The Theory of the Axial Age Writing as an Agent of Change Literacy and Cultural Memory Secondary Canonization and the Rise of Exegesis Chapter 6: Egyptian Mysteries and Secret Societies in the Age of Enlightenment The 'Mystery Fever' in the Late Eighteenth Century The Imagined 'Egyptian Mysteries' and their Grammatological and Topological Basis The Magic Flute and the Egyptian Mysteries Chapter 7: Total Religion: Politics, Monotheism, and Violence The Concept of Ernstfall The Religious Ernstfall The Maccabean Wars: An Early Case of Religious Violence Depoliticizing Religion
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