The Dawn of Conscience by James H. Breasted (Rare paperback edition, 1961)

Description: The Dawn of Conscience explores the genesis of the most tremendous transformation in the history of civilization - the process by which man had passed from his conquest of the material world to the amazing discovery of inner values, the victory over self and the vision of social responsibility. Through his years of research in Egypt and the Near East, Dr. Breasted...show that conscience, the challenge of the voices within, dawned in the Valley of the Nile and has its first expression in inscriptions whose origin goes back to 5000 years B.C....This classic book begins with the emergence of moral ideas from nature worship and culminates in the sublimely tragic effort of the Pharaoh Ikhnaton, "God-intoxicated man," to usher in a new age of brotherly kindness 2000 years B.C.

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Features: Illustrated

Format: Paperback

Topic: Ancient World, Paganism, Religions of the Ancient World, Religious History

Vintage: Yes

Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

Edition: First Edition

Language: English

Publication Year: 1961

Book Title: The Dawn of Conscience

Intended Audience: Adults

Author: James H. Breasted

Original Language: English

Narrative Type: Nonfiction

Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons

Inscribed: No

Genre: History, Religious & Spiritual