{"product_id":"9781119162551","title":"The Adventure of the Human Intellect Self, Society, and the Divine in Ancient World Cultures","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAncient World: Comparative Histories\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Adventure of the Human Intellect\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSelf, Society, and the Divine in Ancient World Cultures\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKurt A. Raaflaub\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Ancient \u0026amp; Classical\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAdventure of the Human Intellect \u003c\/i\u003epresents the latest scholarship on the beginnings of intellectual history on a broad scope, encompassing ten eminent ancient or early civilizations from both the Old and New Worlds.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eBorrows themes from \u003ci\u003eThe Intellectual Adventure of Ancient Man\u003c\/i\u003e (1946), updating an old topic with a new approach and up-to-date theoretical underpinning, evidence, and scholarship\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a broad scope of studies, including discussion of highly developed ancient or early civilizations in China, India, West Asia, the Mediterranean, and the Americas\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the world view of ten ancient or early societies, reconstructed from their own texts, concerning the place of human beings in society and state, in nature and cosmos, in space and time, in life and death, and in relation to those in power and the world of the divine\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders a diversity of sources representing a wide array of particular responses to differing environments, circumstances, and intellectual challenges\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReflects a more inclusive and nuanced historiographical attitude with respect to non-elites, gender, and local variations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings together leading specialists in the field, and is edited by an internationally renowned scholar\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eKurt A. Raaflaub\u003c\/b\u003e is the David Herlihy University Professor \u0026amp; Professor of Classics and History Emeritus at Brown University. His previous works include \u003ci\u003eThe Discovery of Freedom in Ancient Greece \u003c\/i\u003e(2004), \u003ci\u003eWar and Peace in the Ancient World\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007), \u003ci\u003eOrigins of Democracy in Ancient Greece\u003c\/i\u003e (with J. Ober and R. W. Wallace, 2007), \u003ci\u003eGeography and Ethnography: Perceptions of the World in Pre-Modern Societies\u003c\/i\u003e (with R. J. A. Talbert, Wiley-Blackwell, 2010), and\u003ci\u003e The Greek Polis and the Invention of Democracy: A Politico-cultural Transformation and Its Interpretations \u003c\/i\u003e(with J. Arnason and P. Wagner, Wiley-Blackwell, 2013). His numerous publications include authorship or editorship of 20 scholarly books, in addition to more than 120 articles in journals and essay collections.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e31 May 2016\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781119162551\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e280\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315852537996,"sku":"9781119162551","price":155.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781119162551_28ec4b62-3167-457b-b355-13853deecaf6.jpg?v=1780156068","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781119162551","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}