Wisdom in the Ancient World Contributor(s): Curnow, Trevor (Author) |
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ISBN: 0715635042 ISBN-13: 9780715635049 Publisher: Bristol Classical Press OUR PRICE: $36.58 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - Language Arts & Disciplines | Grammar & Punctuation - Philosophy |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (0.80 lbs) 224 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 'But where shall wisdom be found?' asked Job, and from across the ancient world came many different replies. Some conceived of wisdom in supernatural personified form and answered the question in appropriate terms. For others, wisdom was something far more human, manifested in a number of different possible ways. For many philosophers, on the other hand, it was simply the highest human intellectual attainment possible. However understood, wisdom was highly prized across the ancient world and throughout ancient history. To the extent to which there was a shared ancient culture, wisdom lay at the heart of it. However, the modern study of the subject has been very fragmented. Old Testament scholars, theologians, historians of philosophy, Egyptologists, Assyriologists, classicists and historians of ideas have all taken an interest, but there has been limited communication and co-operation between the disciplines. |