Transformations of the Inner Self in Ancient Religions

Jan Assmann, D.Phil. (1965) and D.Habil. (1971), is Professor of Egyptology at the University of Heidelberg and a member of the Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Heidelberg. He is the author of several books and essays on religion and mnemohistory.
Guy G. Stroumsa, Ph.D. (1978), Harvard University, is Martin Buber Professor of Comparative Religion, Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Among his publications are Another Seed: Studies in Gnostic Mythology (1984), Savoir et Salut (1992), Hidden Wisdom: Esoteric Traditions and the Roots of Christian Mysticism (1996), Barbarian Philosophy: The Religious Revolution of Early Christianity (1999).