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Contents
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Introduction 1
- One. Gifts of the Gods: The Origins of Civilization in Ancient Near Eastern and Greek Mythology 10
- Two. The Beneficent Sky God: Cultural History in the Qur’an 29
- Three. Who Was First? Protography and Discovery Catalogs 57
- Four. Inventing Nations: Postconquest Native Histories of Civilization’s Origins 85
- Five. “The Sciences of the Ancients”: Speculation on the Origins of Philosophy, Medicine, and the Exact Sciences 120
- Conclusion 145
- Bibliography 149
- Index 167
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Introduction 1
- One. Gifts of the Gods: The Origins of Civilization in Ancient Near Eastern and Greek Mythology 10
- Two. The Beneficent Sky God: Cultural History in the Qur’an 29
- Three. Who Was First? Protography and Discovery Catalogs 57
- Four. Inventing Nations: Postconquest Native Histories of Civilization’s Origins 85
- Five. “The Sciences of the Ancients”: Speculation on the Origins of Philosophy, Medicine, and the Exact Sciences 120
- Conclusion 145
- Bibliography 149
- Index 167
