Before philosophy
Subtitle: the intellectual adventure of ancient man ; an essay on speculative thought in the ancient Near East
By: by H. and H. A. Frankfort ... [et al.]
Contributors: Groenewegen-Frankfort, H. A. 1896-
Series: Pelican books -- A198.; Pelican books -- A198.
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 1964
Place of publication: Baltimore, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 275
Subjects: Religious thought -- To 600.; Civilization, Ancient.; Philosophy, Ancient.
Other titles: The intellectual adventure of ancient man.
Work titles: Intellectual adventure of ancient man.
Notes: "An Oriental Institute essay."

Original ed.: The Intellectual adventure of ancient man (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1946)

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: value: Introduction: Myth and reality / by H. and H. A. Frankfort.; value: Egypt: The nature of the universe. The function of the state. The values of life / by J. A. Wilson.; value: Mesopotamia: The cosmos of the state. The function of the state. The good life / by T. Jacobsen.; value: Conclusion: The emancipation of thought from myth / by H. and H. A. Frankfort.