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]
Series: Pelican books -- A198
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 1964
Place of publication: Baltimore, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 275
Subjects: Religious thought; Ancient Civilization; Ancient Philosophy; Pensée religieuse; Civilisation ancienne
Other titles: 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: 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.; title: Conclusion: The emancipation of thought from myth / by H. and H.A. Frankfort.