Magic

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction vii
4. Note on Translation and Transliteration xiii
5. Abbreviations xv
6. Maps xvi
7. Encountering ancient religions
8. What Is Ancient Mediterranean Religion? 1
9. Monotheism and Polytheism 17
10. Ritual 32
11. Myth 45
12. Cosmology: Time and History 59
13. Pollution, Sin, Atonement, Salvation 71
14. Law and Ethics 84
15. Mysteries 98
16. Religions in Contact 112
17. Writing and Religion 127
18. Magic 139
19. Histories
20. Egypt 155
21. Mesopotamia 165
22. Syria and Canaan 173
23. Israel 181
24. Anatolia: Hittites 189
25. Iran 197
26. Minoan and Mycenaean Civilizations 206
27. Greece 210
28. Etruria 220
29. Rome 225
30. Early Christianity 233
31. Epilogue 241
32. Contributors 253
33. Index 255