Ancestor of the West : Writing, Reasoning, and Religion in Mesopotamia, Elam, and Greece
Author(s)
Bottero, Jean
Herrenschmidt, Clarisse
Vernant, Jean Pierre
Zabbal, Francois
Fagan, Teresa Lavender
Bottero, Jean
Herrenschmidt, Clarisse
Vernant, Jean Pierre
Zabbal, Francois
Fagan, Teresa Lavender
Three French scholars explore the emergence of rationality and writing in western culture, tracing its development and its survival in our own traditions. They emphasize that the supposed twin pillars of Greece and the Bible, were built on logical and religious structures that originated much earlier in Mesopotamia. The original criture, la raison, les dieux/> was published by Éditions Albin Michel in 1996. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
| Name in long format: | Ancestor of the West : Writing, Reasoning, and Religion in Mesopotamia, Elam, and Greece |
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| ISBN-10: | 0226067157 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780226067155 |
| Book pages: | 208 |
| Book language: | en |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Publisher: | University Of Chicago Press |
| Dimensions: | Height: 9 Inches, Length: 6 Inches, Weight: 0.9259415004 Pounds, Width: 0.7 Inches |
