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

Ryholt, Kim (ed)

ISBN 10: 8763543729 / ISBN 13: 9788763543729

Published by University of Chicago Press, 2016

About this Item

Editor(s): Ryholt, Kim; Barjamovic, Gojko. Num Pages: 357 pages, 11 b/w illus, 1 colour plate & 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 1QDAM; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 174 x 31. Weight in Grams: 950. . 2016. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Problems of Canonicity and Identity Formation in Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia (Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications)
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8763543729
• ISBN 13: 9788763543729
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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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.
 

About the Author

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