In this work, historians explore the emergence of rationality and writing in the ancient world: how it developed and how it is similar to our own tradition. It locates the origins of today's civilization in the articulation of writing and religious belief among interconnected ancient cultures. 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.
- ISBN10 0226067157
- ISBN13 9780226067155
- Publish Date 15 June 2000
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 9 March 2015
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of Chicago Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 192
- Language English