Theorist
Jan Assmann
Explore in the Atlas → Memory
Details
- Nationality
- German
Classifications
- Holder
- Communal intergenerational
- Source of authority
- Observation
- Subject
- Human centred
- Mode of transmission
- Text drawing
- Knowledge type
- Propositional
- Epistemic cluster
- Western philosophical
Connections
- authored Cultural Memory and Early Civilisation
- proposed Communicative vs Cultural Memory
Sources
- Jan Assmann. Das kulturelle Gedächtnis: Schrift, Erinnerung und politische Identität in frühen Hochkulturen. C.H. Beck, 1992.
Cite this entry
First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "Jan Assmann." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theorist/jan-assmann/. Accessed July 17, 2026.