KINGSHIP AND THE GODS: A STUDY OF ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN RELIGION AS THE INTEGRATION OF SOCIETY AND NATURE
Book Details + Condition: The University of Chicago Press (Chicago). First Edition, 1948. By H. Frankfort. Hardcover with dust jacket. 412 pages plus Index. Illustrated. "This classic study 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 resemblances fostered by similar cultural growth and geographical location lay differences based partly upon the natural conditions under which each society developed." [Publishers Review]
From the massive occult collection of King Lawrence Parker - academic, dissertation author, and book collector extraordinaire. Firm binding; light wear to spine ends; Parker's bookplate and name to front endpapers; interior is clean and free of markings. Dust jacket has normal aging and wear, with chipping and tears to corners and edges.
