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Ancestor of the West

Writing, Reasoning, and Religion in Mesopotamia, Elam, and Greece

Jean-Pierre Vernant author Jean Bottero author Clarisse Herrenschmidt author Teresa Lavender Fagan translator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:The University of Chicago Press

Published:12th Aug '03

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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 and religious structures of Near Eastern and Mesopotamian cultures served as precursors to those of the West.

ISBN: 9780226067162

Dimensions: 23mm x 17mm x 1mm

Weight: 340g

208 pages