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The intellectual adventure of ancient man : an essay on speculative thought in the ancient Near East / by H. and H. A. Frankfort, John A. Wilson, Thorkild Jacobsen, Willam A. Irwin

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextChicago : The University of Chicago Press, 1946Description: vii, 401 pages 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • B143 INT
Contents:
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 as a state. The function of the state. The good life. By Thorkild Jacobsen--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.
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Open Shelf Books Open Shelf Books Main Library -University of Zimbabwe Main Library Stack Room 4 Open Shelf B143 INT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 36003030317

"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.

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 as a state. The function of the state. The good life. By Thorkild Jacobsen--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.

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