Ancestor of the West : Writing, Reasoning, and Religion in Mesopotamia, Elam, and Greece - Jean Bottero

Ancestor of the West

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

By: Jean Bottero, Teresa Lavender Fagan (Translator), Clarisse Herrenschmidt, Jean-Pierre Vernant

Paperback | 1 May 2003 | Edition Number 1

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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"

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