Frankfort Henri.

The Intellectual Adventure of Ancient Man : an essay on speculative thought in the ancient Near East / by H. Frankfort. - Chicago : The University of Chicago press, [c1946] - vi, 401 p. ; 23 cm.

"An Oriental institute essay." "Contains lectures given as a public course in the Division of the humanities of the University of Chicago."

Includes bibliographies

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. Thefunction of the state. The good life. ByThorkild Jacobsen--The Hebrews: God. Man. Man in the world. Nation, society, and politics. By W. A. Irwin. Conclusion: The emancipation ofthought from myth, by H. and H. A. Frankfort

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Philosophy, Ancient.
Religious thought
原始宗教


Middle East--Civilization--To 622.
Near East.

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