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Problems of Canonicity and Identity Formation in Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia (Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications) - Hardcover

 
9788763543729: Problems of Canonicity and Identity Formation in Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia (Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 8763543729 ISBN 13: 9788763543729
Publisher: Museum Tusculanum Press, 2016

Synopsis

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.
 

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About the Author

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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Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press
Publication date
2016
Language
English
ISBN 10 
8763543729
ISBN 13 
9788763543729
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
357
Editor
Ryholt Kim, Barjamovic Gojko