Author: Jan Assmann File Type: pdf From one of the worlds greatest Egyptologists, an original and brilliant study of the inner life of ancient Egypt The Mind of Egypt presents an unprecedented account of the mainsprings of Egyptian civilization-the ideals, values, mentalities, belief systems, and aspirations that shaped the first territorial state in human history. Drawing on a range of literary, iconographic, and archaeological sources, renowned historian Jan Assmann reconstructs a world of unparalleled complexity, a culture that, long before others, possessed an extraordinary degree of awareness and self-reflection. Moving through successive periods of Egyptian civilization, from its beginnings in the fifth millennium b.c.e. until the rise of Christianity 4,500 years later, Assmann traces the crucial roles of the pharaohs, the priests, and the imperial bureaucracy. He explores the ideal relation of man to God and explains monumental architecture and ritual celebrations as expressions of that ideal. Most strikingly, he focuses on the meaningful world of ancient Egypt-the multiple notions of time, the structures of immortality, and the commitment to the principle of social justice and human fellowship. Widely acclaimed for his cross-disciplinary approach, Assmann has produced a tantalizing study of an ancient civilization, even as he has opened new directions in historical investigation. **

Author: Matthew Boyd Goldie File Type: pdf Scribes of Space posits that the conception of spacethe everyday physical areas we perceive and through which we moveunderwent critical transformations between the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries. Matthew Boyd Goldie examines how natural philosophers, theologians, poets, and other thinkers in late medieval Britain altered the ideas about geographical space they inherited from the ancient world. In tracing the causes and nature of these developments, and how geographical space was consequently understood, Goldie focuses on the intersection of medieval science, theology, and literature, deftly bringing a wide range of writingsscientific works by Nicole Oresme, Jean Buridan, the Merton School of Oxford Calculators, and Thomas Bradwardine spiritual, poetic, and travel writings by John Lydgate, Robert Henryson, Margery Kempe, the Mandeville author, and Geoffrey Chaucerinto conversation. This pairing of physics and literature uncovers how the understanding of spatial boundaries, locality, elevation, motion, and proximity shifted across time, signaling the emergence of a new spatial imagination during this era. **Review I do not remember any one book that brings together as many medieval scientific ideas,or explains them as thoroughly as Scribes of Space. The breadth of Matthew Boyd Goldies researchand his determination to learn from ancient texts are rare virtues. (William F. Woods, Wichita State University, and author of The Medieval Filmscape) About the Author Matthew Boyd Goldie is Professor of English at Rider University, a founding member of MAPS The Medieval Association of Place and Space, and author of The Idea of the Antipodes.

Author: Dominic Manganiello File Type: epub The object of this study, first published in 1980, is to dispel the view that James Joyce had no political views. Although not a political novelist like D. H. Lawrence or Joseph Conrad, political issues and discussions are central to Joyces major novels. This title links that political content with Joyces own views, and examines the evolution of those views and attitudes. A number of unusual and fascinating sources for Joyces thought are uncovered. Joyces Politics is thus a thorough review of a neglected aspect of Joyce and his writings, and will be of interest to students of literature. **

Author: A. G. Hamilton File Type: pdf This is a readable introduction to linear algebra, starting at an elementary level. The book is intended for use in courses for both students of pure mathematics who may subsequently pursue more advanced study in the area, and for students who require linear algebra and its applications in other subjects. Throughout the text, emphasis is placed on applications of the subject in preference to more theoretical aspects. Worked examples are provided on every left hand page to accompany the text on the right hand page, allowing the reader to follow the text uninterrupted. To be most effective, the book should be worked through and learned from, using numerous exercises with solutions. For first year undergraduates who need a basic grounding in linear algebra and students of mathematics, physics and engineering, this is an excellent introductory text. This is an expanded version of the authors previous book, A First Course in Linear Algebra.