Title Before philosophy : the intellectual adventure of ancient man : an essay on speculative thought in the ancient Near East / by H. and H. A. Frankfort, John A. Wilson, Thorkild Jacobsen.

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Description	275 pages ; 19 cm.
Series	Pelican books ; A198
	Pelican books ; A198.
Note	"An Oriental Institute essay."
	First published in 1946 by University of Chicago Press under title: The intellectual adventure of ancient man.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	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 / T. Jacobsen -- Conclusion. The emancipation of thought from myth / H. and H.A. Frankfort.
Subject	Religious thought -- To 600.
	Religious thought.
Chronological Term	To 600
Subject	Civilization, Ancient.
	Civilization, Ancient.
	Philosophy, Ancient.
	Philosophy, Ancient.
Added Author	Groenewegen-Frankfort, H. A. (Henriette Antonia), 1896-1982.
Added Title	Intellectual adventure of ancient man
ISBN	014020198X