Intellectual Adventure of Ancient Man An Essay of Speculative Thought in the Ancient near East

Name: Intellectual Adventure of Ancient Man An Essay of Speculative Thought in the Ancient near East
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ISBN: 9780226260082

ISBN-10: 0226260089

ISBN-13: 9780226260082

Edition: 1977 (Reprint)

Authors: Henri Frankfort, John A. Wilson, Thorkild Jacobsen, William A. Irwin, H. A. Frankfort

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The people in ancient times the phenomenal world was teeming with life; the thunderclap, the sudden shadow, the unknown and eerie clearing in the wood, all were living things. This unabridged edition traces the fascinating history of thought from the pre-scientific, personal concept of a "humanized" world to the achievement of detached intellectual reasoning. The authors describe and analyze the spiritual life of three ancient civilizations: the Egyptians, whose thinking was profoundly influenced by the daily rebirth of the sun and the annual rebirth of the Nile; the Mesopotamians, who believed the stars, moon, and stones were all citizens of a cosmic state; and the Hebrews, who…

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List price: $24.00
Copyright year: 1977
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 4/15/1977
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 410
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Introduction




Myth and Reality Egypt




The Nature of the Universe



The Function of the State



The Values of Life Mesopotamia




The Cosmos as a State



The Function of the State



The Good Life The Hebrews




God



Man



Man in the World



Nation, Society, and Politics Conclusion




The Emancipation of Thought from Myth


Index