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008 730522s1946 ilu b 000 0 eng
010 $a 47001318
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC$dOCoLC$dDLC
043 $aaw-----
050 00 $aBL96$b.F8
082 00 $a290
100 1 $aFrankfort, Henri,$d1897-1954.
245 14 $aThe intellectual adventure of ancient man;$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[1946]
300 $avii, 401 p.$c24 cm.
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 bibliographies.
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.
651 0 $aMiddle East$xCivilization$yTo 622.
650 0 $aPhilosophy, Ancient.
700 1 $aGroenewegen-Frankfort, H. A.$q(Henriette Antonia),$d1896-1982,$ejoint author.
700 1 $aWilson, John Albert,$d1899-
700 1 $aJacobsen, Thorkild,$d1904-1993.
700 1 $aIrwin, William Andrew,$d1884-