Founding gods, inventing nations : conquest and culture myths from antiquity to Islam / William F. McCants.

Author/creator McCants, William F., 1975-
Format Book
Publication InfoPrinceton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2012.
Description179 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Civilization--Philosophy.
Mythology, Middle Eastern.
Greeks--Middle East. --History.
Romans--Middle East. --History.
Arabs--Middle East. --History.
Acculturation--Middle East. --History.
Middle East--Civilization. --Historiography.
Middle East--Civilization. --Philosophy.
Middle East--Intellectual life.
Middle East--Colonization.

Contents Gifts of the gods : the origins of civilization in ancient Near Eastern and Greek mythology -- The beneficent sky god : cultural history in the Qur'an -- Who was first? : protography and discovery catalogs -- Inventing nations : postconquest native histories of civilization's origins -- "The sciences of the ancients" : speculation on the origins of philosophy, medicine, and the exact sciences.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2011009295
ISBN9780691151489 (hardcover)
ISBN0691151482 (hardcover)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks DS57 .M434 2012 ✔ Available Place Hold