Gods in translation: Dynamics of transculturality between Egypt and Byblos in the III millennium BC
In a seminal work, Jan Assmann strongly remarks how «the great achievement of polytheism is the articulation of a common semantic universe» that, in turn, makes the names of deities translatable (J. Assmann, Moses the Egyptian, p. 45). The paper aims at discussing and developing the notion of transl...
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Language: | English |
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Morcelliana
[2018]
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Studi e materiali di storia delle religioni
Year: 2018, Volume: 84, Issue: 1, Pages: 65-90 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Egypt (Antiquity)
/ Interculturality
/ Byblos
/ Gods
/ Name of God
/ Translation
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Further subjects: | B
Cross-cultural studies
B Biblo B Transculturality B Egyptian-Levantine connections B Byblos B Byblos (Extinct city) B politeismo B Polytheism B Morphology B rapporti tra Egitto e Levante B "Cylindre Montet" B God B transcultransculturalità |