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, John A. Wilson, and Thorkild jacobsen
Contributors: Groenewegen-Frankfort, H. A. 1896- joint author.
Series: Pelican books,; A198
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 1951
Place of publication: Harmondsworth, Middlesex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 275
Subjects: Religious thought -- To 600; Philosophy, Ancient; Middle East -- Civilization -- To 622
Description: "An Oriental Institute essay."Originally published under title: The intellectual adventure of ancient man. 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 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.
Notes: "An Oriental Institute essay."
Originally published under title: The intellectual adventure of ancient man.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Myth and reality, by H. and H.A. Frankfort.; title: Egypt: The nature of the universe. The function of the state. The values of life. By J.A. Wilson.; title: 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.