EGYPT'S LEGACY by Michael Rice ( 9780415268769 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

EGYPT'S LEGACY
THE ARCHETYPES OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION: 3000 TO 30 BC

By:

Michael Rice

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Paperback

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ISBN 10:

0415268761

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9780415268769

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Publisher:

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

23 October, 2003

Pages:

256

Description:

In "Egypt's Legacy", Michael Rice explains the majesty and enduring appeal of Egyptian civilization. He draws on Jungian psychology to show why Egypt has been so important in the history of the West.

Synopsis:

Drawing on Jungian psychology to show why Egypt has been so important in the history of Western civilisation, Michael Rice explains the majesty and enduring appeal of Egyptian civilization. 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.

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Illustrations, ports.

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Routledge

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