The Price of Monotheism
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- Synopsis
- Sometime between the late Bronze Age and late antiquity, depending on which professor is professing, a shift took place that has had a more profound impact on human and world history than any political upheaval, says Assamann (emeritus Egyptology, U. of Heidelberg. Germany). That was the shift from polytheistic to monotheistic religion, from cult religions to religions of the book, from culturally specific religions to world religions. He details that change, examining the costs and benefits both immediately and ultimately. Among his topics are the Mosaic distinction and the problem of intolerance, what monotheism countered, between idolatry and iconoclasm, Sigmund Freud and progress in intellectuality, and the psycho-historical consequences of monotheism. There is no index. Die Mosaische Unterscheidung oder der Preis des Monotheismus was published by Carl Hanser Verlag in 2003. Annotation c2010 Book News, Inc. , Portland, OR (booknews. com)
- Copyright:
- 2010
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780804772860
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780804761598, 9780804761604
- Publisher:
- Stanford University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 05/16/17
- Copyrighted By:
- the Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality, Sociology
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- Bookshare Staff
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- This is a copyrighted book.
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