Ancestor of the West

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

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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

Author Biography:

Jean Bottéro is director emeritus of L'École Pratique des Hautes Études in Paris. He is the author of many books, several of which have been translated and published by the University of Chicago Press, including Mesopotamia: Writing, Reasoning, and the Gods.

Release date Australia

May 1st, 2003

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Professional & Vocational

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Translated by Teresa Lavender Fagan

Pages

208

Dimensions

17x23x1

ISBN-13

9780226067162

Product ID

6008733

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