Religio Duplex

Author: Jan Assmann
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0745681492
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Religio Duplex

Religio Duplex by Jan Assmann, Religio Duplex Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download Religio Duplex books, In this important new book, the distinguished Egyptologist Jan Assmann provides a masterful overview of a crucial theme in the religious history of the West - that of 'religio duplex', or dual religion. He begins by returning to the theology of the Ancient Egyptians, who set out to present their culture as divided between the popular and the elite. By examining their beliefs, he argues, we can distinguish the two faces of ancient religions more generally: the outer face (that of the official religion) and the inner face (encompassing the mysterious nature of religious experience). Assmann explains that the Early Modern period witnessed the birth of the idea of dual religion with, on the one hand, the religion of reason and, on the other, that of revelation. This concept gained new significance in the Enlightenment when the dual structure of religion was transposed onto the individual. This meant that man now owed his allegiance not only to his native religion, but also to a universal 'religion of mankind'. In fact, argues Assmann, religion can now only hold a place in our globalized world in this way, as a religion that understands itself as one among many and has learned to see itself through the eyes of the other. This bold and wide-ranging book will be essential reading for historians, theologians and anyone interested in the nature of religion and its role in the shaping of the modern world.

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Pages: 224

Religio Duplex

Authors: Jan Assmann

Categories: Religion

Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-02-18 - Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

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In this important new book, the distinguished Egyptologist Jan Assmann provides a masterful overview of a crucial theme in the religious history of the West - that of 'religio duplex', or dual religion. He begins by returning to the theology of the Ancient Egyptians, who set out to present their

Language: en
Pages: 840

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Categories: Religion

Type: BOOK - Published: 1883 - Publisher:

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J. Wiclif's Polemical Works in Latin

Authors: John Wycliffe

Categories: Religion

Type: BOOK - Published: 1883 - Publisher:

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Language: en
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The Invention of Religion

Authors: Jan Assmann

Categories: Religion

Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-03-27 - Publisher: Princeton University Press

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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 parting seas overshadow its true significance, says Jan Assmann, a leading historian of