A Handbook of Ancient Religions

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Gebonden, 622 blz. | Engels
Cambridge University Press | e druk, 2007
ISBN13: 9780521847124
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Ancient civilisations exercise an intense fascination for people the world over. This Handbook provides a vivid, scholarly, and eminently readable account of ancient cultures around the world, from China to India, the Middle East, Egypt, Europe, and the Americas. It examines the development of religious belief from the time of the Palaeolithic cave paintings to the Aztecs and Incas. Covering the whole of society not just the elite, the Handbook outlines the history of the different societies so that their religion and culture can be understood in context. Each chapter includes discussion of the broad field of relevant studies alerting the reader to wider debates on each subject. An international team of scholars convey their own deep enthusiasm for their subject and provide a unique study of both popular and 'official' religion in the ancient world.

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ISBN13:9780521847124
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Gebonden
Aantal pagina's:622

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Introduction John Hinnells; 1. Ancient palaeolithic cave art and religion Jean Clottes and David Lewis-Williams; 2. Ancient Egypt Rosalie David; 3. Ugarit Nicholas Wyatt; 4. Mesopotamia Benjamin R. Foster; 5. Ancient Israel John Rogerson; 6. Ancient Greece Susan Guettel Cole; 7. Ancient Rome John A. North; 8. Ancient Europe Hilda Ellis Davidson; 9. The Indus Civilisation Gregory Possehl; 10. Ancient China Edward L. Shaughnessy, 11. Aztecs and Incas Philip Arnold.

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