Ancestor of the West
Writing, Reasoning, and Religion in Mesopotamia, Elam, and Greece
Published on 1. May 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-0-226-06716-2 (ISBN)
Description
With "Ancestor of the West", three distinguished French historians reveal the story of the birth of writing and reason, demonstrating how the logical and religious structures of Near Eastern and Mesopotamian cultures served as precursors to those of the West.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chicago
United States
Publishing group
The University of Chicago Press
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 23 mm
Width: 17 mm
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight
340 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-226-06716-2 (9780226067162)
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