Sourcebook of the World's Religions

Sourcebook of the World's Religions
Author: Joel Beversluis
Publisher: New World Library
Total Pages: 458
Release: 2011-02-08
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1577313321

Now in its third edition, this is the most comprehensive work available on the rich variety of paths available to today's spiritual seekers. More than an academic reference, it explores how religions can collaborate to help the world. Essays exploring the realm of building an interfaith community add to the book's detailed portraits of the major religious traditions. The Sourcebook also contains essays on spiritual practices as diverse as theosophy, wicca, and indigenous religions. This revised edition of the Sourcebook offers an unparalleled look at where spirituality is headed in the coming millennium.

World Religions

World Religions
Author: Richard Viladesau
Publisher: Paulist Press
Total Pages: 292
Release: 1994
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780809134618

Appropriate for college theology students or inquiring general readers, this anthology presents a concise history of Christian stances on other forms of belief and brief introductions to and excerpts from significant writings of the sacred books of the great world religious traditions.

Teaching the Introductory Course in Religious Studies

Teaching the Introductory Course in Religious Studies
Author: Mark Juergensmeyer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 330
Release: 1991
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

Collection of introductory articles on teaching religious studies; extended references to major texts and basic ideas; article by J.H. Martin on Aboriginal religion annotated separately.

Religions of Rome: Volume 2, A Sourcebook

Religions of Rome: Volume 2, A Sourcebook
Author: Mary Beard
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 434
Release: 1998-06-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521456463

Volume two reveals the extraordinary diversity of ancient Roman religion. A comprehensive sourcebook, it presents a wide range of documents illustrating religious life in the Roman world - from the foundations of the city in the eighth century BC to the Christian capital more than a thousand years later. Each document is given a full introduction, explanatory notes and bibliography, and acts as a starting point for further discussion. Through paintings, sculptures, coins and inscriptions, as well as literary texts in translation, the book explores the major themes and problems of Roman religion, such as sacrifice, the religious calendar, divination, ritual, and priesthood. Starting from the archaeological traces of the earliest cults of the city, it finishes with a series of texts in which Roman authors themselves reflect on the nature of their own religion, its history, even its funny side. Judaism and Christianity are given full coverage, as important elements in the religious world of the Roman empire.

Pagans and Christians in Late Antiquity

Pagans and Christians in Late Antiquity
Author: A.D.(Doug) Lee
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2013-04-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 1136617388

In this book A.D. Lee charts the rise to dominance of Christianity in the Roman empire. Using translated texts he explains the fortunes of both Pagans and Christians from the upheavals of the 3rd Century to the increasingly tumultuous times of the 5th and 6th centuries. The book also examines important themes in Late Antiquity such as the growth of monasticism, the emerging power of bishops and the development of pilgrimage, and looks at the fate of other significant religious groups including the Jews, Zoroastrians and Manichaeans.

Roman Religion

Roman Religion
Author: Valerie M. Warrior
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 251
Release: 2006-10-16
Genre: History
ISBN: 1316264920

Examining sites that are familiar to many modern tourists, Valerie Warrior avoids imposing a modern perspective on the topic by using the testimony of the ancient Romans to describe traditional Roman religion. The ancient testimony recreates the social and historical contexts in which Roman religion was practised. It shows, for example, how, when confronted with a foreign cult, official traditional religion accepted the new cult with suitable modifications. Basic difficulties, however, arose with regard to the monotheism of the Jews and Christianity. Carefully integrated with the text are visual representations of divination, prayer, and sacrifice as depicted on monuments, coins, and inscriptions from public buildings and homes throughout the Roman world. Also included are epitaphs and humble votive offerings that illustrate the piety of individuals, and that reveal the prevalence of magic and the occult in the spiritual lives of the ancient Romans.

Sects, Cults and Alternative Religions

Sects, Cults and Alternative Religions
Author: David V. Barrett
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company Incorporated
Total Pages: 320
Release: 1998
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780713727562

The book "reveals the beliefs and practices of many modern sects and cults. It explains where they came from.

Women's Religions in the Greco-Roman World

Women's Religions in the Greco-Roman World
Author: Ross Shepard Kraemer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 524
Release: 2004
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780195142785

This text is a collection of translations of primary texts relevant to women's religion in Western antiquity, from the 4th century BCE to the 5th century CE.

Sources for the Study of Greek Religion

Sources for the Study of Greek Religion
Author: David G. Rice
Publisher: Society of Biblical Lit
Total Pages: 231
Release: 1979
Genre: History
ISBN: 0891303472

Since its initial publication in 1979, Sources for the Study of Greek Religion has become an essential classroom resource in the field of classical studies. The Society of Biblical Literature is pleased to present a corrected edition—in a new, attractive, and electronic-friendly format—with hopes that it will inspire a new generation of classicists and religious historians.