The Age of the Gods

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The age of The god s the works of christopher dawson General Editor: Don J.Briel Christopher Dawson The Age of The gods A Study in the Origins of Culture in Prehistoric Europe and the Ancient East with an introduction by dermot Quinn The Catholic University of America Press Washington, d.C. % first published in 1928 by John Murray This edition is published by arrangement with Mr. Julian scott, literary executor of the author Copyright © 1928 Julian scott Introduction copyright © 2012 by The Catholic University of america Press all rights reserved The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of american National standards for Information science—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ansi z39.48-1984. ∞ Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data dawson, Christopher, 1889–1970. The age of the gods : a study in the origins of culture in prehistoric europe and the ancient near east / Christopher dawson ; with an introduction by dermot Quinn. p. cm. — (The works of Christopher dawson) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-8132-1977-6 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Civilization, ancient. 2. Prehistoric peoples. I. Title. cb301.d3 2012 930.1--dc23 2012010574 ...