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Ancestor of the West : Writing, Reasoning, and Religion in Mesopotamia, Elam, and Greece

By Jean Bottero , Clarisse Herrenschmidt , Jean Pierre Vernant , Francois Zabbal , Teresa Lavender Fagan (trans.)

Book information

Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Year
2000
ISBN
0226067157, 9780226067155
LCC
DS57 .B6813 2000
Open Library ID
OL36836M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2938158 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
207\207
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

With Ancestor of the West, three distinguished French historians reveal the story of the birth of writing and reason, demonstrating how the logical religious structures of Near Eastern and Mesopotamian cultures served as precursors to those of the West."Full of matter for anyone interested in language, religion, and politics in the ancient world."—R. T. Ridley, Journal of Religious History"In this accessible introduction to the ancient world, three leading French scholars explore the emergence of rationality and writing in the West, tracing its development and its survival in our own traditions. . . . Jean Bottero focuses on writing and religion in ancient Mesopotamia, Clarisse Herrenschmidt considers a broader history of ancient writing, and Jean-Pierre Vernant examines classical Greek civilization in the context of Near Eastern history."—Translation Review

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