{"product_id":"the-cambridge-history-of-religions-in-the-ancient-world-volume-1-from-the-bronze-age-to-the-hellenistic-age-paperback-9781108703130","title":"The Cambridge History of Religions in the Ancient World: Volume 1, From the Bronze Age to the Hellenistic Age (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108703130","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge History of Religions in the Ancient World: Volume 1, From the Bronze Age to the Hellenistic Age\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn in-depth analysis of the religions of the ancient Near East and Mediterranean world in the third millennium BCE to the fourth century BCE.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMichele Renee Salzman (Edited by), Marvin A. Sweeney (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108703130, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 December 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e464 pages, 26 b\/w illus.  2 tables\u003cbr\u003e23 x 15.3 x 2.4 cm, 0.56 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Cambridge History of Religions in the Ancient World provides a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the religions of the ancient Near East and Mediterranean world. The fourteen essays in Volume 1 begin in the third millennium BCE with the Sumerians and extend to the fourth century BCE through the fall of the Achaemenid Persian Empire and the demise of Alexander the Great. Its contributors, all acknowledged experts in their fields, analyze a wide spectrum of textual and material evidence. An introductory essay by the General Editor sets out the central questions, themes and historical trends considered in Volumes 1 and 2. Marvin A. Sweeney provides an introduction to the chapters of Volume 1. The regional and historical orientations of the essays will enable readers to see how a religious tradition or movement assumed a distinctive local identity, even as they view its development within a comparative framework. Supplemented with maps, illustrations and detailed indexes, the volume is an excellent reference tool for scholars of the ancient Near East and Mediterranean world.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction to Volumes 1 and 2 Michele Renee Salzman\u003cbr\u003e Introduction to Volume 1 Marvin A. Sweeney\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Mesopotamia and the Near East: 1. Sumerian religion Graham Cunningham\u003cbr\u003e 2. Assyrian and Babylonian religions Tammi J. Schneider\u003cbr\u003e 3. Hittite religion Gary Beckman\u003cbr\u003e 4. Zoroastrianism P. Oktor Skaervo\u003cbr\u003e 5. Syro-Canaanite religions: a construct of metaphors David Wright\u003cbr\u003e 6. Ancient Israelite and Judean religions Marvin A. Sweeney\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Egypt and North Africa: 7. Egyptian religion Denise M. Doxey\u003cbr\u003e 8. Phoenician and Punic religion Philip C. Schmitz\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean: 9. Minoan religion Nanno Marinatos\u003cbr\u003e 10. Mycenaean religion Ian Rutherford\u003cbr\u003e 11. Religion in the Greek world, c.750–400 BCE Emily Kearns\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. The Western Mediterranean and Europe: 12. Etruscan religion Nancy T. de Grummond\u003cbr\u003e 13. Archaic Roman religion through the Early Republic Jörg Rüpke\u003cbr\u003e 14. Celtic religion in western and central Europe Dorothy Watts\u003cbr\u003e Suggestions for further reading.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Christian Churches \u0026amp; denominations [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Christian Churches \u0026amp; denominations\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Christian%20Churches%20\u0026amp;%20denominations%20%5BHRCC%5D%22\"\u003eHRCC\u003c\/a\u003e], History of religion [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of religion\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20religion%20%5BHRAX%5D%22\"\u003eHRAX\u003c\/a\u003e], Classical history \/ classical civilisation [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Classical history \/ classical civilisation\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Classical%20history%20\/%20classical%20civilisation%20%5BHBLA1%5D%22\"\u003eHBLA1\u003c\/a\u003e], Ancient history: to c 500 CE [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Ancient history: to c 500 CE\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Ancient%20history:%20to%20c%20500%20CE%20%5BHBLA%5D%22\"\u003eHBLA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45908993802520,"sku":"9781108703130","price":26.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108703130i_6b9b031d-64b7-45e2-8fcb-e8692befa79a.jpg?v=1696708570","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cambridge-history-of-religions-in-the-ancient-world-volume-1-from-the-bronze-age-to-the-hellenistic-age-paperback-9781108703130","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}