Jan Assmann: Achsenzeit. Eine Archäologie der Moderne
Jan Assmann: Achsenzeit. Eine Archäologie der Moderne
Author(s): Anikó PolgárSubject(s): Book-Review
Published by: Fórum Kisebbségkutató Intézet
Keywords: Axial Age;retrospective construction;modernity;Karl Jaspers;Hegel;Ernst von Lasaulx;book review;
Summary/Abstract: The review analyzes in detail the nine chapters of Assmann’s book and points out that the monograph as a whole demystifies rather than confirms Jasper’s Axial Age theory. The Axial Age debate today can also be interesting because of its global and transcultural nature.
Journal: Fórum Társadalomtudományi Szemle
- Issue Year: XXII/2020
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 161-163
- Page Count: 3
- Language: Hungarian
