A handbook of ancient religions
By: edited by John R. Hinnells.
Contributors: Hinnells, John R.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Cambridge, UK; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 610
ISBN-13: 9780521847124
Subjects: Religions -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Description: "Ancient civilisations exercise an intense fascination for people the world over. This book takes the 'story' of religion as far back as Palaeolithic cave art, tracing the religious beliefs of ancient Egypt, Ugarit, Mesopotamia, ancient Israel, Greece and Rome, ancient Europe, the Indus Valley civilisation, ancient China and the Aztecs and Incas. Each set of religious beliefs and practices is described in its cultural and historical context, via a range of different sources, enabling the reader to obtain a rounded view of the role of religion in these ancient societies."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Palaeolithic art and religion / Jean Clottes and David Lewis-Williams; title: Ancient Egypt / Rosalie David; title: Religion in ancient Ugarit / Nicholas Wyatt; title: Mesopotamia / Benjamin R. Foster; title: Ancient Israel to the fall of the Second Temple / John Rogerson; title: Greek religion / Susan Guettel Cole; title: Religions in the Roman Empire / J.A. North; title: Ancient Europe / Hilda Ellis Davidson; title: The Indus civilization / Gregory Possehl; title: The religion of ancient China / Edward L. Shaughnessy; title: Aztecs and Inca civilizations / Philip P. Arnold.