PROBLEMS OF CANONICITY AND IDENTITY FORMATION IN ANCIENT EGYPT AND MESOPOTAMIA

Ryholt, Kim & Gojko Barjamovic

ISBN 10: 8763543729 / ISBN 13: 9788763543729

Editore: Univ. of Copenhagen /Museum Tusculanum Press, 2016

8vo 8" - 9" tall; 357 pp; Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications. Codice articolo 55866

Riassunto:

The term &;canonicity&; implies the recognition that the domain of literature and of the library is also a cultural and political one, related to various forms of identity formation, maintenance, and change. From the very earliest days of writing, texts from the written traditions of ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt were accumulated, codified, and to some extent canonized, as various collections developed primarily in the environment of the temple and the palace. Problems of Canonicity and Identity Formation in Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia addresses the interrelations between various forms of &;canon&; and identity formation in different time periods, genres, regions, and contexts, as well as the application of contemporary conceptions of canon to ancient texts.
 

Informazioni sull?autore:

Kim Ryholt is professor of Egyptology at the University of Copenhagen. Gojko Barjamovic is a lecturer on Assyriology at Harvard University.
 

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Titolo: PROBLEMS OF CANONICITY AND IDENTITY ...
Casa editrice: Univ. of Copenhagen /Museum Tusculanum Press
Data di pubblicazione: 2016
Legatura: Hardcover
Condizione: Near Fine
Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine