"The Mind of Egypt" presents an account of the mainsprings of Egyptian civilization - the ideals, values, mentalities, belief systems and aspirations that shaped the first territorial state in human history. Drawing on a range of literary, iconographic and archaeological sources, Jan Assmann reconstructs a world of unparalleled complexity, a culture that, long before others, possessed an extraordinary degree of awareness and self-reflection.
- ISBN10 0674012119
- ISBN13 9780674012110
- Publish Date 30 October 2003 (first published 12 April 2002)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 25 June 2013
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Harvard University Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 528
- Language English