:;an essay on speculative thought in the ancient Near East
/ by H. and H. A. Frankfort, John A. Wilson, Thorkild Jacobsen [and] William A. Irwin
Chicago
: ,The University of Chicago press
, [1946].
vii, 401 p
.24 cm.
Language: انگلیسی
"An Oriental institute essay."
"Contains lectures given as a public course in the Division of the humanities of the University of Chicago."--Pref.
Print
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.
Religious thought-- ancient
Near East--Civilization
Philosophy, Ancient
290
Frankfort, Henri,1897-1954.
Groenewegen-Frankfort, H. A.(Henriette Antonia),1896-joint author