Publication
Imprint: New York : London : Macmillan Library Reference USA ; Simon & Schuster and Prentice Hall International, c1989. Series: Religion, history, and culture. Responsibility: Robert M. Seltzer. OCLC Number: 59770646. Physical: Text : 1 volume : xii, 306 pages : map ; 23 cm. Features: Includes bibliographic references.
Call number
History / Seltz
ISBN
0028973739 / 9780028973739
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Description:
Table of Contents: pt. 1. Religions of the ancient Near East. Mesopotamian religions / Thorkild Jacobsen --
Egyptian religion / Leonard H. Lesko --
Goddess worship in the ancient Near East / Merlin Stone --
Hittite religion / Harry A. Hoffner, Jr. --
Canaanite religion / Alan M. Cooper --
Israelite religion / Moshe Weinfeld --
Iranian religions ; Zorastrianism / Gherardo Gnoli --
pt. 2. Greco-Roman religions. Aegean religions / Olivier Pelon --
Greek religion / Jean-Pierre Vernant --
Roman religion to 100 BCE / Robert Schilling --
Roman religion of the imperial period / Arnaldo Momigliano --
pt. 3. Religions of late antiquity. Hellenistic religions / J. Gwyn Griffiths --
Gnosticism / Giles Quispel --
Mystery religions / Kurt Rudolph --
Manichaeism ; Mithraism / Gherardo Gnoli.
FY2017 /
Table of Contents: pt. 1. Religions of the ancient Near East. Mesopotamian religions / Thorkild Jacobsen --
Egyptian religion / Leonard H. Lesko --
Goddess worship in the ancient Near East / Merlin Stone --
Hittite religion / Harry A. Hoffner, Jr. --
Canaanite religion / Alan M. Cooper --
Israelite religion / Moshe Weinfeld --
Iranian religions ; Zorastrianism / Gherardo Gnoli --
pt. 2. Greco-Roman religions. Aegean religions / Olivier Pelon --
Greek religion / Jean-Pierre Vernant --
Roman religion to 100 BCE / Robert Schilling --
Roman religion of the imperial period / Arnaldo Momigliano --
pt. 3. Religions of late antiquity. Hellenistic religions / J. Gwyn Griffiths --
Gnosticism / Giles Quispel --
Mystery religions / Kurt Rudolph --
Manichaeism ; Mithraism / Gherardo Gnoli.
FY2017 /
Physical description
xi, 306 p.; 23 cm
Description
Part of a series covering the history, practices and beliefs of religions this book provides an account of the origins, development and rituals of all of the major ancient religions including the religions of Persia, Egypt, Israel, Rome and Greece.
Language
Original language
English