The intellectual adventure of ancient man
Subtitle: an essay on speculative thought in the ancient Near East
By: by H. and H.A. Frankfort, John A. Wilson, Thorkild Jacobsen, and William A. Irwin
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 1967
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 401
Other titles: Before philosophy, the intellectual adventure of ancient man
Notes: Also published with the title: Before philosophy: 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 as a state. The function of the state. The good life. By Thorkild Jacobsen.; title: 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.