Conversations with History: Jan Assmann

(Visit: www.uctv.tv/) Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Jan Assmann, Honorary Professor of Cultural and Religious Studies at the University of Constance, for a discussion of his career as a Egyptologist and scholar of comparative religions. After reflections on his formative years in a German medieval town suffering from the ravages of World War II and its aftermath, Assmann describes the community of Egyptologists and the intellectual influences that shaped his scholarship. He also characterizes the intellectual joys and hardships of field research in ancient tombs. Finally, he touches on some of the themes of his scholarship including the evolution of ideas that characterize religious change; comparison of Moses and Akhenaten; and the importance of writing, canonization, and exegesis to cultural memory and the resilience and survival of religions. Recorded on 10/09/2015. Series: "Conversations with History" [Humanities] [Show ID: 30173]

[@Wise007Man]

what a great person he is, I wish I discover him much earlier

[@etiennedegaulle3817]

I have seen his name in bibliographies for years and always laughed at his name. Now I feel bad because he seems like such a nice person.

[@cgawainf4785]

@Damari Crosby What the hell are you doing here? Go and play video games.

[@rafaelfogaca1761]

I had the honor of meeting him, in 2013. He gave a speech in College and in that time I don't had idea how great he is. I make a stupid question to him, in German, I never will forget how shy It was.

[@randomcurrypuff6237]

What did you ask him, if you don't mind me asking?

[@WalterRMattfeld]

I enjoyed this review on Professor Jan Assmann's research in Egyptology and his cross studies into the Old Testament.
I visited, on a number of occasions, the Egyptology Department at Heidelberg University, having lived in the area (Emmertsgrund, Leimen, and Walldorf) from 1980-2002.
The Egyptological staff was very helpful to my research and in introducing me to old maps they had of not only Egypt, but also their having introduced me to the Czech explorer Alois Musil's highly detailed (1:300,000 scale) 1907 Map of Arabia Petraea, which helped me in my Old Testament research in identifying biblical sites mentioned in the Exodus.
In 2002 I retired from teaching in the U.S. Department of Defense School at Patrick Henry Village Middle School and returned to the USA.

[@balbinat]

May he rest in peace!

[@aguyinavan6087]

28:20

[@davoctopuss]

Assmann: The Jupp Heynkes of cultural science

[@emptyhearted9981]

come on