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A Handbook of Ancient Religions

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Editor: John R. Hinnells, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

John Hinnells, Jean Clottes, David Lewis-Williams, Rosalie David, Nicholas Wyatt, Benjamin R. Foster, John Rogerson, Susan Guettel Cole, John A. North, Hilda Ellis Davidson, Gregory Possehl, Edward L. Shaughnessy, Philip Arnold

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Date Published: March 2007
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format: Hardback
isbn: 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.
- Global coverage reaching back in time to the earliest evidence for religion and societies
- Brings together recent research on the major cultures of the ancient world
- Thorough attention to sources and contexts gives the reader genuine insight into the ancient civilizations
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Product details
- Date Published: March 2007
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521847124
- length: 622 pages
- dimensions: 234 x 160 x 40 mm
- weight: 1.127kg
- contains: 44 b/w illus. 17 maps 8 tables
- availability: Unavailable - out of print
Table of Contents
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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John R. Hinnells, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
John R. Hinnells is Research Professor in the Comparative Study of Religions at Liverpool Hope University, Honorary Professorial Research Fellow at SOAS, University of London and Senior Member of Robinson College, Cambridge. He is author of Zoroastrians in Britain (1996) and The Zoroastrian Diaspora (2005). His edited works include The New Dictionary of Religions (1995/1997) and A New Handbook of Living Religions (1996/1998).
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John Hinnells, Jean Clottes, David Lewis-Williams, Rosalie David, Nicholas Wyatt, Benjamin R. Foster, John Rogerson, Susan Guettel Cole, John A. North, Hilda Ellis Davidson, Gregory Possehl, Edward L. Shaughnessy, Philip Arnold