The intellectual adventure of ancient man

an essay on speculative thought in the ancient Near East

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The intellectual adventure of ancient man

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English
Pages
401

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Table of Contents

Introduction: Myth and reality, by H. and H. A. Frankfort.
Egypt: The nature of the universe. The function of the state. The values of life. By J. A. Wilson.
Mesopotamia: The cosmos as a state. The function of the state. The good life. By Thorkild Jacobsen.
The Hebrews: God. Man. Man in the world. Nation, society, and politics. By W. A. Irwin. Conclusion: The emancipation of thought from myth, by H. and H. A. Frankfort.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographies.
"An Oriental institute essay."
"Contains lectures given as a public course in the Division of the humanities of the University of Chicago."--Pref.

Published in
Chicago

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
290
Library of Congress
BL96 .F8

The Physical Object

Pagination
vii, 401 p.
Number of pages
401

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL6510549M
Internet Archive
intellectualadve0000fran
LCCN
47001318
Library Thing
131880

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