: 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
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London
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Chicago
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: The University of chicago Press
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: The University of chicago Press
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, [1946]
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, [1946]
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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vii, 401p.
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; 30 × 21cm
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CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction: Myth and reality/ H. and H. A. Frankfort.- Egypt: The nature of the universe. The function of the state. The values of life/ 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