The Penguin Handbook Of Ancient Religions
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Author | : Various contributors |
Publisher | : Penguin UK |
Total Pages | : 585 |
Release | : 2009-08-27 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0141956666 |
This overview of the religious customs of ancient cultures boasts an international selection of contributors, all of whom are leading scholars in their field. The cultural practices of popular as well as formal religion are explored in detail, giving an impression of all, not only elite societies. Every topic is placed in its own cultural context, while bearing in mind its relevance to a wider historical and sociological debate. The result is an erudite and thoroughly readable handbook to ancient religions, from Palaeolithic cave art to the rituals of Aztec and Inca civilizations.
Author | : John R. Hinnells |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 610 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Religions |
ISBN | : 9780511481185 |
A vivid, scholarly and eminently readable account of ancient religions from around the world.
Author | : John R. Hinnells |
Publisher | : Penguin UK |
Total Pages | : 988 |
Release | : 2010-03-25 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 014195504X |
Comprehensive, informative and authoritative, The Penguin Handbook of the World's Living Religions is compiled by a team of leading international scholars, and is the definitive guide to the religious belief systems and practices of the world today. This in-depth survey of active religions has now been fully updated to include modern developments and the most recent scholarship. It explains the sources and history of the world's religions, includes material on the phenomenon of Black African and Asian diaspora religions around the world and explores the role of gender in modern religion.
Author | : John R. Hinnells |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 902 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Religions |
ISBN | : |
Author | : John Hinnells |
Publisher | : Prentice Hall |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2004-05-24 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780131925656 |
Author | : Lisbeth Bredholt Christensen |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 471 |
Release | : 2014-09-11 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1317544536 |
"The Handbook of Religions in Ancient Europe" surveys the major religious currents of Europe before Christianity - the first continental religion with hegemonic ambition - wiped out most local religions. The evidence - whether archaeological or written - is notoriously difficult to interpret, and the variety of religions documented by the sources and the range of languages used are bewildering. The "Handbook" brings together leading authorities on pre-Christian religious history to provide a state-of-the-art survey. The first section of the book covers the Prehistoric period, from the Paleolithic to the Bronze Age. The second section covers the period since writing systems began. Ranging across the Mediterranean and Northern, Celtic and Slavic Europe, the essays assess the archaeological and textual evidence. Dispersed archaeological remains and biased outside sources constitute our main sources of information, so the complex task of interpreting these traces is explained for each case. The "Handbook" also aims to highlight the plurality of religion in ancient Europe: the many ways in which it is expressed, notably in discourse, action, organization, and material culture; how it is produced and maintained by different people with different interests; how communities always connect with or disassociate from adjunct communities and how their beliefs and rituals are shaped by these relationships. The "Handbook" will be invaluable to anyone interested in ancient History and also to scholars and students of Religion, Anthropology, Archaeology, and Classical Studies.
Author | : Sarah Iles JOHNSTON |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 285 |
Release | : 2009-06-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0674039181 |
Religious beliefs and practices, which permeated all aspects of life in antiquity, traveled well-worn routes throughout the Mediterranean: itinerant charismatic practitioners peddled their skills as healers, purifiers, cursers, and initiators; and vessels decorated with illustrations of myths traveled with them. This collection of essays, drawn from the groundbreaking reference work Religion in the Ancient World, offers an expansive, comparative perspective on this complex spiritual world.
Author | : Thomas A. Robinson |
Publisher | : Baker Academic |
Total Pages | : 526 |
Release | : 2014-11-11 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1441219722 |
This masterful survey of world religions presents a clear and concise portrait of the history, beliefs, and practices of Eastern and Western religions. The new edition contains added material and has been revised throughout. The authors, both respected scholars of world religions, have over fifty years of combined teaching experience. Their book is accessibly written for introductory classes, can be easily adapted for one- or two-semester courses, and presents a neutral approach for broad classroom use. Pedagogical aids include further reading suggestions, photographs, sidebars, and pronunciation guides. An 800-question bank of multiple-choice test questions is available to professors through Baker Academic's Textbook eSources.
Author | : Robert Pierce Beaver |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 448 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Cometan |
Publisher | : Astronist Institution |
Total Pages | : 96 |
Release | : 2020-09-15 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : |
Official title: Do the prehistoric interactions between astronomy and religion form a distinct religious tradition? In the dissertation for his Master's of Arts degree from the University of Central Lancashire, Cometan introduced and thoroughly explored his theory of the existence of the oldest religious tradition based on astronomical observation which he titles the Astronic tradition, or Astronicism. In this work, which received a Distinction Grade of 87 following its examination, Cometan discovers that astronomy and religion were indeed intertwined in prehistoric and ancient times. Through archaeological evidence, Cometan makes the case for the existence of an Astronic religious tradition stretching back to the Upper Palaeolithic period of the Stone Age some 40,000 years ago. Key ideas of Cometan's dissertation work include astromorphism, astrolatry, astroglyphs, astromancy, astronomical religion, and the theory of an astronomical Urreligion (an original or primordial religion).