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Religions in Contact
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Introduction vii
- Note on Translation and Transliteration xiii
- Abbreviations xv
- Maps xvi
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Encountering ancient religions
- What Is Ancient Mediterranean Religion? 1
- Monotheism and Polytheism 17
- Ritual 32
- Myth 45
- Cosmology: Time and History 59
- Pollution, Sin, Atonement, Salvation 71
- Law and Ethics 84
- Mysteries 98
- Religions in Contact 112
- Writing and Religion 127
- Magic 139
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Histories
- Egypt 155
- Mesopotamia 165
- Syria and Canaan 173
- Israel 181
- Anatolia: Hittites 189
- Iran 197
- Minoan and Mycenaean Civilizations 206
- Greece 210
- Etruria 220
- Rome 225
- Early Christianity 233
- Epilogue 241
- Contributors 253
- Index 255
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Introduction vii
- Note on Translation and Transliteration xiii
- Abbreviations xv
- Maps xvi
-
Encountering ancient religions
- What Is Ancient Mediterranean Religion? 1
- Monotheism and Polytheism 17
- Ritual 32
- Myth 45
- Cosmology: Time and History 59
- Pollution, Sin, Atonement, Salvation 71
- Law and Ethics 84
- Mysteries 98
- Religions in Contact 112
- Writing and Religion 127
- Magic 139
-
Histories
- Egypt 155
- Mesopotamia 165
- Syria and Canaan 173
- Israel 181
- Anatolia: Hittites 189
- Iran 197
- Minoan and Mycenaean Civilizations 206
- Greece 210
- Etruria 220
- Rome 225
- Early Christianity 233
- Epilogue 241
- Contributors 253
- Index 255
