Kingship and the Gods: A Study of Ancient Near Eastern Religion as the Integration of Society and Nature by Henri Frankfort

Kingship and the Gods: A Study of Ancient Near Eastern Religion as the Integration of Society and Nature

Henri Frankfort

470 pages first pub 1948 (editions)

history religion challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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This classic study clearly establishes a fundamental difference in viewpoint between the peoples of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. By examining the forms of kingship which evolved in the two countries, Frankfort discovered that beneath resemblance...

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