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the intellectual adventure of ancient man : an essay on speculative thought in the ancient Near East

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Penguin Books
Language
English
Pages
275

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Subjects
Wereldbeschouwing, Ancient Philosophy, Ancient Civilization, Religious thought, Civilization, Oudheid
Places
Middle East
Times
To 600, To 622
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Cover of: Before philosophy
Before philosophy: the intellectual adventure of ancient man : an essay on speculative thought in the ancient Near East
1949, Penguin Books
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Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England

Table of Contents

Introduction : myth and reality / by H. and H.A Frankfort
Egypt / by John A. Wilson
Mesopotamia / by Thorkild Jacobsen
Conclusion : the emancipation of thought from myth / by H. and H.A. Frankfort.

Edition 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.

Series
Pelican books -- A198

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Dewey Decimal Class
290, 181.2
Library of Congress
BL96

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275 p. ;
Number of pages
275

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OL24401493M
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beforephilosophy00fran
OCLC/WorldCat
1904146

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