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One important key to understanding modern civilization is a familiarity with its ancient background. Many modern principles and practices–social, political, and even economic–have clear parallels in antiquity. A careful study of these forerunners of our traditions, particularly as they contributed to the downfall of earlier civilizations, may help us avoid some of the mistakes of our predecessors.
The Ancient State, by Hugh Nibley, is a thought-provoking examination of assorted aspects of ancient culture, from the use of marked arrows to the surprisingly universal conception of kinship, from arguments of various schools of philosophy to the rise of rhetoric. Author Hugh Nibley brings his usual meticulous research and scholarship to bear in this enlightening collection of essays and lectures.
It has been said that only by learning the lessons of history can we hope to avoid repeating them. For scholar and novice alike, The Ancient State is a valuable source of such learning.
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© 1991 by The Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies and Deseret Book Company
ISBN
978-0875793757
Owning Institution
Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Publisher
The Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies and Deseret Book Company
Publication Date
1991
Disciplines
Religion | Religious Education
Recommended Citation
Nibley, Hugh, "The Ancient State: The Rulers and the Ruled" (1991). Maxwell Institute Publications. 80.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/mi/80