Skip to content
Register Sign in Wishlist
The Cambridge History of Religions in the Ancient World

The Cambridge History of Religions in the Ancient World

Volume 2. From the Hellenistic Age to Late Antiquity

William Adler, Albert de Jong, Ted Kaizer, Esther Eshel, Michael E. Stone, Hayim Lapin, Sidney H. Griffith, Françoise Dunand, Joseph Mélèze Modrzejewski, Jacques van der Vliet, Brent Shaw, Robin M. Jensen, Lynn E. Roller, Pieter W. van der Horst, Frank R. Trombley, Michele Renee Salzman, Giancarlo Lacerenza, Dennis Trout, William van Andringa, William Klingshirn, Michael Kulikowski
View all contributors
  • Date Published: December 2018
  • availability: Available
  • format: Paperback
  • isbn: 9781108703123

Paperback

Add to wishlist

Looking for an inspection copy?

This title is not currently available for inspection. However, if you are interested in the title for your course we can consider offering an inspection copy. To register your interest please contact asiamktg@cambridge.org providing details of the course you are teaching.

Description
Product filter button
Description
Contents
Resources
Courses
About the Authors
  • The Cambridge History of Religions in the Ancient World provides a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the religions of the ancient Near East and Mediterranean world. The nineteen essays in this volume begin with the Hellenistic age and extend to the late Roman period. Its contributors, all acknowledged experts in their fields, analyze a wide spectrum of textual and material evidence. An essay by the General Editor sets out the central questions, themes and historical trends considered in Volumes I and II. An essay by William Adler introduces the chapters of Volume II. The regional and historical orientations of the essays will enable readers to see how a religious tradition or movement assumed a distinctive local identity and consider its development within a broader regional and Mediterranean context. Supplemented with maps, illustrations and detailed indexes, the volume is an excellent reference tool for scholars of the ancient Near East and Mediterranean world.

    • All essays are written by acknowledged authorities in their field of expertise
    • Essays are arranged regionally, making it possible for readers to see how a religious tradition or movement assumed a distinctive local identity and compare its development both elsewhere and with other religions of the same region
    • Treats subject matter synthetically, using literary, inscriptional, archaeological and other material evidence where available
    • More unified than previous studies, with each essay addressing similar issues
    Read more

    Customer reviews

    Not yet reviewed

    Be the first to review

    Review was not posted due to profanity

    ×

    , create a review

    (If you're not , sign out)

    Please enter the right captcha value
    Please enter a star rating.
    Your review must be a minimum of 12 words.

    How do you rate this item?

    ×

    Product details

    • Date Published: December 2018
    • format: Paperback
    • isbn: 9781108703123
    • length: 464 pages
    • dimensions: 230 x 153 x 35 mm
    • weight: 0.86kg
    • contains: 31 b/w illus. 10 maps
    • availability: Available
  • Table of Contents

    Introduction William Adler
    Part I. Iran and the Near East:
    1. Religion in Iran: the Parthian and Sassanian periods (247 BCE–654 CE) Albert de Jong
    2. Creating local religious identities in the Roman Near East Ted Kaizer
    3. Judaism in Palestine in the Hellenistic-Roman periods Esther Eshel and Michael E. Stone
    4. Post-70 Judaism in Judaea and the Near East Hayim Lapin
    5. Christianity in Syria Sidney H. Griffith
    Part II. Egypt and North Africa:
    6. Traditional religion in Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt Françoise Dunand
    7. Judaism in Egypt Joseph Mélèze Modrzejewski
    8. Ancient Egyptian Christianity Jacques van der Vliet
    9. Cult and belief in Punic and Roman Africa Brent Shaw
    10. Christianity in Roman Africa Robin M. Jensen
    Part III. Greece and Asia Minor:
    11. Religions of Greece and Asia Minor Lynn E. Roller
    12. Judaism in Asia Minor Pieter W. van der Horst
    13. Christianity in Asia Minor: observations on the epigraphy Frank R. Trombley
    Part IV. Italy, Roman Gaul, and Spain:
    14. Roman religion: cult and belief in Rome and Italy Michele Renee Salzman
    15. Judaism in Italy and the West Giancarlo Lacerenza
    16. Christianity in Italy Dennis Trout
    17. Religions and cities in Roman Gaul (first to fourth centuries CE) William van Andringa
    18. Christianity in Gaul William Klingshirn
    19. Religions of Roman Spain Michael Kulikowski
    Suggestions for further reading
    Maps.

  • Editor

    William Adler, North Carolina State University
    William Adler is Professor of Early Christianity and Judaism in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at North Carolina State University. He has authored or co-authored five books dealing with early Christian literature and historiography, and has served as a visiting Professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a visiting research scholar at the University of Adelaide, University of Jena and the University of Basel.

    General Editor

    Michele Renee Salzman, University of California, Riverside
    Michele Renee Salzman is Professor of History at the University of California, Riverside. She is the author of three books and numerous articles, including On Roman Time: The Codex-Calendar of 354 and the Rhythms of Urban Life in Late Antiquity (1990), The Making of a Christian Aristocracy (2002) and (with Michael Roberts) The First Book of Symmachus' Letters, a translation, introduction and commentary (2011). She is on the Editorial Board of the American Journal of Archaeology and on the Executive Committee of the American Academy in Rome.

    Contributors

    William Adler, Albert de Jong, Ted Kaizer, Esther Eshel, Michael E. Stone, Hayim Lapin, Sidney H. Griffith, Françoise Dunand, Joseph Mélèze Modrzejewski, Jacques van der Vliet, Brent Shaw, Robin M. Jensen, Lynn E. Roller, Pieter W. van der Horst, Frank R. Trombley, Michele Renee Salzman, Giancarlo Lacerenza, Dennis Trout, William van Andringa, William Klingshirn, Michael Kulikowski

Related Books

Sorry, this resource is locked

Please register or sign in to request access. If you are having problems accessing these resources please email lecturers@cambridge.org

Register Sign in
Please note that this file is password protected. You will be asked to input your password on the next screen.

» Proceed

You are now leaving the Cambridge University Press website. Your eBook purchase and download will be completed by our partner www.ebooks.com. Please see the permission section of the www.ebooks.com catalogue page for details of the print & copy limits on our eBooks.

Continue ×

Continue ×

Continue ×
warning icon

Turn stock notifications on?

You must be signed in to your Cambridge account to turn product stock notifications on or off.

Sign in Create a Cambridge account arrow icon
×

Find content that relates to you

Join us online

This site uses cookies to improve your experience. Read more Close

Are you sure you want to delete your account?

This cannot be undone.

Cancel

Thank you for your feedback which will help us improve our service.

If you requested a response, we will make sure to get back to you shortly.

×
Please fill in the required fields in your feedback submission.
×