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, Thorkild Jacobsen
Contributors: Groenewegen-Frankfort, H. A. (Henriette Antonia), 1896-1982
Series: Pelican books -- A198
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 1949
Place of publication: Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England
Language: eng
Number of pages: 275
Work titles: Intellectual adventure of ancient man
Notes: "An Oriental Institute essay"--T.p. verso.

Originally published in 1946 by University of Chicago Press under title: The intellectual adventure of ancient man.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : myth and reality / by H. and H.A Frankfort; title: Egypt / by John A. Wilson; title: Mesopotamia / by Thorkild Jacobsen; title: Conclusion : the emancipation of thought from myth / by H. and H.A. Frankfort.