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041 0 _aeng
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082 0 0 _a290
100 1 _aFrankfort, Henri,
_d1897-1954.
245 1 4 _aThe intellectual adventure of ancient man :
_bAn essay on speculative thought in the ancient Near East /
_cby H. and H. A. Frankfort, John A. Wilson, Thorkild Jacobsen [and] William A. Irwin.
260 _aChicago :
_bThe University of Chicago press,
_c[1977].
300 _avii, 401 p. ;
_c24 cm.
440 2 _aA Phoenix Book
500 _a"An Oriental institute essay."
500 _a"Contains lectures given as a public course in the Division of the humanities of the University of Chicago." - Pref.
504 _aIncludes bibliogr. references
505 0 _aIntroduction: 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.
650 0 _aReligious thought
_yTo 600.
650 0 _aPhilosophy, Ancient.
651 0 _aMiddle East
_xCivilization
_yTo 622.
700 1 _aFrankfort, Henriette Antonia,
_d1896-
700 1 _aWilson, John Albert,
_d1899-
700 1 _aJacobsen, Thorkild,
_d1904-
700 1 _aIrwin, William Andrew,
_d1884-
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