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 [and others]
Contributors: Groenewegen-Frankfort, H. A. 1896-
Series: Pelican books -- A198
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 1966
Place of publication: Harmondsworth, Middlesex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 275
Subjects: Religious thought -- To 600.; Philosophy, Ancient.; Middle East -- Civilization -- To 622.
Work titles: Intellectual adventure of ancient man
Notes: "An Oriental Institute essay."

Originally published under title: The intellectual adventure of ancient man.
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. Conclusion: The emancipation of thought from myth, by H. and H.A. Frankfort.