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
Contributors: Groenewegen-Frankfort, H. A. (Henriette Antonia), 1896-; Wilson, John Albert, 1899-; Jacobsen, Thorkild, 1904-; Irwin, William Andrew, 1884-1967
Publisher: The University of Chicago press
Published: 1946
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 401
Subjects: Civilization; Religious thought; Ancient Philosophy
Notes: "An Oriental institute essay."

"Contains lectures given as a public course in the Division of the humanities of the University of Chicago."--Pref.

Includes bibliographies.
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.