Polytheism and Monotheism in Jan Assmann’s Concept of Mosaic Distinction - Some elements of »Axial« transformations in the Egyptian polytheistic inheritance as a cultural and existential prelude to the rise of Exclusive Monotheism
Assmann’s crucial concept in his theory of cultural memory is »the Mosaic Distinction« (die Mosaische Unterscheidung). It is the starting point of a new revolutionary distinction – between truth and falsehood in religion, and the entire spectrum of consequences as a result thereof – a break with all...
Main Authors: | Ivica Musa, Ivan Šestak |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Christian Academic Circle
2022-01-01
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Series: | Nova Prisutnost |
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Online Access: | https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/413570 |
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