Jung claimed that there exist certain psychological drives dormant in our shared unconscious: these are the archetypes. From the omnipotent god to the idea of the nation state, the formulation of most of these archetypes is owed to ancient Egypt.
Michael Rice sets out to recover the sense of wonder that the Egyptians themselves felt as they contemplated the world in which they lived, and the way they expressed that wonder in the religion, art and literature. He traces the story of Egyptian civilization from its emergence in the third millennium BC to its transformation following the Macedonian conquest in 30 BC.
Jung claimed that there exist certain psychological drives dormant in our shared unconscious: these are the archetypes. From the omnipotent god to the idea of the nation state, the formulation of most of these archetypes is owed to ancient Egypt.
Michael Rice sets out to recover the sense of wonder that the Egyptians themselves felt as they contemplated the world in which they lived, and the way they expressed that wonder in the religion, art and literature. He traces the story of Egyptian civilization from its emergence in the third millennium BC to its transformation following the Macedonian conquest in 30 BC.
Egypt's Legacy: The Archetypes of Western Civilization: 3000 to 30 BC
250
Egypt's Legacy: The Archetypes of Western Civilization: 3000 to 30 BC
250
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780415157797 |
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| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| Publication date: | 05/15/1997 |
| Pages: | 250 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d) |