
Ancestor of the West
Writing, Reasoning and Religion in Mesopotamia, Elam and Greece
University of Chicago Press
Published on 15. June 2000
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-0-226-06715-5 (ISBN)
Description
In this work, historians explore the emergence of rationality and writing in the ancient world: how it developed and how it is similar to our own tradition. It locates the origins of today's civilization in the articulation of writing and religious belief among interconnected ancient cultures. 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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chicago
United States
Publishing group
The University of Chicago Press
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
12 halftones
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 160 mm
Weight
420 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-226-06715-5 (9780226067155)
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Author
Researcher, National Center for Scientific Research, France
Former Chair of Studies in Comparative Religions, College de France, France
Foreword
Translation