Ancient religions & mythologies books

Explores the causes of evil in myth, encompassing themes such as defilement, the figure of the trickster, evil people...  Read More >>

The series Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft (BZAW) covers all areas of research into...  Read More >>

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However scandalous it may seem, by the 4th century A.D., the original biblical meaning of the term gospel was...  Read More >>

""The End Times"" spotlights the many stories that are spread all throughout the world. Religions focus on this...  Read More >>

A collection of 17 essays by some of today's foremost esoteric writers, pagan scholars and magickal practitioners,...  Read More >>

This study touches on the vexed issue concerning the relationship of magic and religion, a problem that, despite...  Read More >>

A collection of essays exploring the interpretation of medieval identities through burial data.  Read More >>

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This books brings together specialists of diverse ancient mediterranean culture working on the formation of a ""Moses...  Read More >>

Thisbook offers a regional paradigm for understanding the development of the traditions about Egypt and the exodus...  Read More >>

A monograph that considers the relationships of ethical systems in the ancient Near East through a study of warfare...  Read More >>

This book is a history of religious life in the Ancient Near East from the beginnings of agriculture to Alexander...  Read More >>

This study of various female deities of Graeco-Roman antiquity is the first to provide evidence that primary goddesses...  Read More >>

This is Volume 2 of a wonderful collection of Glasgow Celtic quotes, notes and anecdotes. A perfect gift to share...  Read More >>

General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1873 Original Publisher: W.B. Kelly Subjects: Druids...  Read More >>

General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1871 Original Publisher: W.B. Kelly Subjects: Ireland...  Read More >>

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A survey of human sacrifice and mountain worship among the Inka. It offers insight into the symbolic connections...  Read More >>

Offers a series of twenty humorous and informative lessons that can be used for group or solitary study. This book...  Read More >>

This volume collects and contextualizes ancient sources containing the terms τελετή and ὄργια for students of Greek...  Read More >>

Explores how the intrepid seafarers of eighth-century Greece sailed around the Mediterranean, encountering strange...  Read More >>

Taking an approach that combines philological, linguistic, and ritual analysis, Michael Weiss sheds light on many...  Read More >>

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Examines the intricate web of belief, myth and society in the Neolithic period. This book links material on human...  Read More >>