A Handbook of Ancient ReligionsAncient 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. |
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Contents
1 Palaeolithic art and religion | 7 |
2 Ancient Egypt | 46 |
3 Religion in ancient Ugarit | 105 |
4 Mesopotamia | 161 |
5 Ancient Israel to the fall | 214 |
6 Greek religion | 266 |
7 Religions in the Roman | 318 |
8 Ancient Europe | 364 |
Fig 93 Plan of Kalibangan | 427 |
Fig 95 The narrative seal of Divine Adoration | 430 |
Fig 921 The Ebani or Enkidu seal from Mohenjodaro | 458 |
160 | 469 |
N | 475 |
Block 11 | 476 |
N | 480 |
10 The religion of ancient China | 490 |
9 The Indus Civilization | 418 |
Fig 92 Plan of Harappa | 426 |
11 Aztec and Inca civilizations | 537 |
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Akkadian ancestors ancient animal archaeological Artemis Asklepios associated Athirat Aztec Baal Babylonian beliefs Bible biblical burial caves Celtic centre century BCE ceremonial Christian Classic of Changes complex cult culture dead death deities developed divine dynasty early earth Egypt Egyptian Empire Enlil evidence example excavation female festivals funerary god’s goddess gods Greek groups Harappa heaven human images important Inca included individual Indus Civilization Indus religion inscriptions interpretation Israel Israelite Jerusalem Kalibangan king king’s Kingdom later living magic male Marduk Maya Mesopotamian millennium Mohenjo-daro myths Odin offerings Olmecs pagan pantheon period practice prayer priests prophetic Proto-Shiva religious represented rites ritual role Roman Rome royal rulers sacred sacrifice sanctuary scholars seal shamanism Shang social sources stone Sumerian symbols temple Templo Mayor Teotihuacan texts tombs tradition Ugarit underworld University Press Upper Palaeolithic worship Yahwism YHWH Zeus Zhou
Bibliographic information
| Title | A Handbook of Ancient Religions |
| Editor | John R. Hinnells |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, 2007 |
| ISBN | 1139461982, 9781139461986 |
| Subjects | › › History / Ancient / General History / Asia / General History / World Religion / Ancient Religion / General Religion / History Social Science / Anthropology / General |
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