Handbook of Ancient Religions

Name: Handbook of Ancient Religions
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ISBN: 9780521847124

ISBN-10: 0521847125

ISBN-13: 9780521847124

Edition: 2006

Authors: John R. Hinnells

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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…

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List price: $254.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 3/1/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 622
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 1.75" tall
Weight: 2.442



Introduction John Hinnells



Ancient palaeolithic cave art and religion




Ancient Egypt




Ugarit Nicholas Wyatt



Mesopotamia Benjamin




Ancient Israel John Rogerson



Ancient Greece Susan Guettel Cole



Ancient Rome John North



Ancient Europe Hilda Ellis Davidson



The Indus Valley Civilisation Gregory Possehl



Ancient China




Aztecs and Incas Philip Arnold