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Explores the notions of primary versus secondary religions, of 'counter-religions', and of book religions versus cultic religions. This title deals with the entry of ethics into religion's very core. It presents a lesson in the fluidity of cultural identity and beliefs.

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"In The Price of Monotheism, Assmann answers his critics and thoroughly treats topics only alluded to in Moses the Egyptian, setting new intellectual standards for the study of religions of the ancient world and their contemporary sequels. His book should launch a sorely needed reflection on our relationship to our own religious, cultural, and spiritual inheritance." —Guy Stroumsa, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem
"The author makes a tightly reasoned argument.... Recommended."—L. A. Sinclair, Choice

The Price of Monotheism

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    A Paperback / softback by Jan Assmann, Robert Savage

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      Publisher: Stanford University Press
      Publication Date: 29/10/2009
      ISBN13: 9780804761604, 978-0804761604
      ISBN10: 0804761604
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      Philosophy of religion

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Explores the notions of primary versus secondary religions, of 'counter-religions', and of book religions versus cultic religions. This title deals with the entry of ethics into religion's very core. It presents a lesson in the fluidity of cultural identity and beliefs.

      Trade Review
      "In The Price of Monotheism, Assmann answers his critics and thoroughly treats topics only alluded to in Moses the Egyptian, setting new intellectual standards for the study of religions of the ancient world and their contemporary sequels. His book should launch a sorely needed reflection on our relationship to our own religious, cultural, and spiritual inheritance." —Guy Stroumsa, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem
      "The author makes a tightly reasoned argument.... Recommended."—L. A. Sinclair, Choice

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