Religions of the Ancient World
A Guide
Published on 30. November 2004
736 pages
978-0-674-26482-3 (ISBN)
Description
Religious beliefs and practices, which permeated all aspects of life in antiquity, traveled well-worn routes throughout the Mediterranean. New gods encountered by travelers abroad were sometimes taken home to be adapted and adopted. This first basic reference work on the topic offers an expansive, comparative perspective.
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Digital original
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English
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Cambridge, Mass
United States
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Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
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978-0-674-26482-3 (9780674264823)
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Content
Cover Title Page Copyright Contents Introduction Note on Translation and Transliteration Abbreviations Maps Encountering Ancient Religions What Is Ancient Mediterranean Religion? Monotheism and Polytheism Ritual Myth Cosmology: Time and History Pollution, Sin, Atonement, Salvation Law and Ethics Mysteries Religions in Contact Writing and Religion Magic Histories Egypt Mesopotamia Syria and Canaan Israel Anatolia: Hittites Iran Minoan and Mycenaean Civilizations Greece Etruria Rome Early Christianity Key topics Introduction Egypt Mesopotamia Syria-Canaan Israel Anatolia Iran Greece Etruria Rome Christianity Dictionary of Religious Festivals Introduction Egypt Mesopotamia Syria-Canaan Israel Anatolia Iran Greece Etruria Rome Christianity Introduction Egypt Mesopotamia Syria-Canaan Israel Anatolia Iran Greece Rome Christianity Introduction Egypt Mesopotamia Syria-Canaan Israel Anatolia Iran Greece Etruria Rome Christianity Introduction Egypt Mesopotamia Syria-Canaan Israel Anatolia Iran Greece Etruria Rome Christianity Introduction Egypt Mesopotamia Syria-Canaan Israel Anatolia Iran Greece Etruria Rome Christianity Introduction Egypt Mesopotamia Syria-Canaan Israel Anatolia Iran Greece and Rome Etruria Christianity Dictionary of Deities and Demons Introduction Mesopotamia Syria-Canaan Israel Anatolia Iran Greece Etruria Rome Christianity Introduction Egypt Mesopotamia Syria-Canaan Israel Iran Greece Rome Christianity Introduction Egypt Mesopotamia Syria-Canaan Israel Anatolia Iran Greece and Rome Etruria Christianity Introduction Egypt Mesopotamia Syria-Canaan Israel Anatolia Iran Greece Etruria Rome Christianity Introduction Egypt Mesopotamia Syria-Canaan Israel Anatolia Iran Greece Rome Christianity Egypt Mesopotamia Israel Anatolia Iran Greece Rome Christianity Introduction Egypt Mesopotamia Israel Anatolia Iran Greece and Rome Christianity Introduction Egypt Syria-Canaan Israel Anatolia Iran Greece Rome Christianity Introduction Egypt Israel Anatolia Iran Greece Rome Christianity Egypt Mesopotamia Syria-Canaan Israel Anatolia Iran Greece and Rome Christianity Introduction Egypt Mesopotamia Syria-Canaan Israel Anatolia Iran Greece, Rome, and Etruria Christianity Introduction Egypt Mesopotamia Israel Anatolia Iran Greece Rome Christianity Introduction Egypt Mesopotamia Israel Manicheism Theurgy Hermeticism Gnosticism Epilogue Illustrations Acknowledgments Contributors Index
