Presbyterian Theological Seminary library

Before philosophy :

Frankfort, Henri, 1897-1954.

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. - Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England : Penguin Books, [1949], c1946. - 275 p. ; 18 cm. - Pelican books ; A198 . - Pelican books ; A198. .

"An Oriental Institute essay"--T.p. verso. Originally published in 1946 by University of Chicago Press under title: The intellectual adventure of ancient man.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : myth and reality / by H. and H.A Frankfort -- Egypt / by John A. Wilson -- Mesopotamia / by Thorkild Jacobsen -- Conclusion : the emancipation of thought from myth / by H. and H.A. Frankfort.


Religious thought--To 600.
Civilization, Ancient.
Philosophy, Ancient.


Middle East--Civilization--To 622.