:;an essay on speculative thought in the ancient Near East
First Statement of Responsibility
/ by H. and H. A. Frankfort, John A. Wilson, Thorkild Jacobsen [and] William A. Irwin
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Chicago
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
: ,The University of Chicago press
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
, [1946].
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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vii, 401 p
Other Physical Details
.24 cm.
GENERAL NOTES
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Language: انگلیسی
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"An Oriental institute essay."
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"Contains lectures given as a public course in the Division of the humanities of the University of Chicago."--Pref.
NOTES PERTAINING TO PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
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Print
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographies.
CONTENTS NOTE
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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.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
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Religious thought-- ancient
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Near East--Civilization
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Philosophy, Ancient
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
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290
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Frankfort, Henri,1897-1954.
PERSONAL NAME - ALTERNATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
Groenewegen-Frankfort, H. A.(Henriette Antonia),1896-joint author