A Handbook of Ancient ReligionsJohn R. Hinnells Cambridge University Press, 2007 M03 1 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. |
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Contents
Section 1 | 17 |
Section 2 | 26 |
Section 3 | 46 |
Section 4 | 66 |
Section 5 | 105 |
Section 6 | 148 |
Section 7 | 150 |
Section 8 | 151 |
Section 20 | 437 |
Section 21 | 438 |
Section 22 | 442 |
Section 23 | 447 |
Section 24 | 448 |
Section 25 | 449 |
Section 26 | 452 |
Section 27 | 455 |
Section 9 | 161 |
Section 10 | 266 |
Section 11 | 318 |
Section 12 | 321 |
Section 13 | 364 |
Section 14 | 418 |
Section 15 | 424 |
Section 16 | 426 |
Section 17 | 427 |
Section 18 | 428 |
Section 19 | 430 |
Section 28 | 458 |
Section 29 | 459 |
Section 30 | 465 |
Section 31 | 471 |
Section 32 | 490 |
Section 33 | 542 |
Section 34 | 543 |
Section 35 | 545 |
Section 36 | 557 |
Section 37 | 571 |
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Akhenaten Akkadian ancestors ancient China animal archaeological Artemis associated Athirat Aztec Baal Babylonian beliefs Bible biblical bronze burial caves centre century BCE ceremonial Christian Classic of Changes 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 Kingdom later living magic male Marduk Maya Mesopotamian millennium Mohenjo-daro mythology myths Odin offerings Olmecs pagan pantheon performed period practice prayer priests probably prophetic Proto-Shiva religious represented rites ritual 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