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040 _aAmherst College. Libr.
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050 1 0 _aBL96
_b.F
100 1 _aFrankfort, Henri,
_d1897-1954.
240 1 0 _aIntellectual adventure of ancient man
245 1 0 _aBefore philosophy,
_bthe intellectual adventure of ancient man; an essay on speculative thought in the ancient Near East,
_cby H. and H. A. Frankfort [and others]
260 _aHarmondsworth, Middlesex,
_bPenguin Books
_c[1951]
300 _a275 p.
_c18 cm.
490 0 _aPelican books,
_vA198
500 _a"An Oriental Institute essay."
500 _aOriginally published under title: The intellectual adventure of ancient man.
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 of the state. The function of the state. The good life. By T. Jacobsen. 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 _aGroenewegen-Frankfort, H. A.
_q(Henriette Antonia),
_d1896-1982,
_ejoint author.
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