Religion and cultural memory : ten studies / Jan Assmann ; translated by Rodney Livingstone.
| Author/creator | Assmann, Jan |
| Other author | Livingstone, Rodney. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2006. |
| Description | x, 222 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Religion und kulturelles Gedächtnis. English |
| Series | Cultural memory in the present Cultural memory in the present. ^A403800 |
| Contents | Introduction : what is 'cultural memory'? -- Invisible religion and cultural memory -- Monotheism, memory, and trauma : reflections on Freud's book on Moses -- Five stages on the road to the canon : tradition and written culture in ancient Israel and early Judaism -- Remembering in order to belong : writing, memory, and identity -- Cultural texts suspended between writing and speech -- Text and ritual : the meaning of the media for the history of religion -- Officium memoriae : ritual as the medium of thought -- A life in quotation : Thomas Mann and the phenomenology of cultural memory -- Egypt in Western memory. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-222). |
| LCCN | 2005024771 |
| ISBN | 0804745226 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0804745234 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | BL65.M43 A8713 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |