Ancient religions & mythologies books

This controversial text speaks to us with intriguing relevance to the problems of today. Taking the form of a dialogue...  Read More >>

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Ramsay MacMullen investigates the transition from paganism to Christianity between the fourth and eighth centuries....  Read More >>

Explores the pivotal place of the fiery serpent-eye goddess, Hathor-Sekmet, in the mysteries of Osiris, the Egyptian...  Read More >>

The book presents in depth histories of the cults of seven major goddesses and many excerpts from their literature--hymns,...  Read More >>

Elizabeth Key Fowden examines the rise of the cult of Sergius in late antiquity, drawing on literary accounts, inscriptions,...  Read More >>

A study of Egypt's sacred geography and mythology, which identifies an ancient consciousness in tune with the rhythms...  Read More >>

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The rites and mysteries of Demeter and Persephone are revived in this manual for practising Pagans. Jennifer Reif...  Read More >>

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This volume makes available for the first time in English translation over a thousand texts written between the...  Read More >>

This volume provides a reconstruction of the religion of Palmyrenes in Dura-Europos on the basis of archaeological...  Read More >>

By the author of Celtic Prayers from Iona In Celtic tradition, the ""Book of Creation"" is where we ""read"" what...  Read More >>

Using a contra-cultural model of social interaction, this book examines the interaction between Pagan and early...  Read More >>

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

Ancient Greeks and Romans often turned to magic to achieve personal goals. Magical rites were seen as a route for...  Read More >>

In European Paganism, Ken Dowden outlines and analyses the diverse aspect of pagan ritual and culture from human...  Read More >>

Akhenaten, also known as Amenhotep IV, was king of Egypt from 1375 to 1358 BC. The cult he founded broke with traditional...  Read More >>

Assesses the interaction of 19th-century Russian missionaries with three indigenous groups, the Chukchi and Altaians...  Read More >>

This volume deals with the religions of the Roman soldiers in Britain and the religious interactions of soldiers...  Read More >>

This collection of papers from two workshops is concerned with anthropological aspects of the Near Eastern and Mediterranean...  Read More >>

Thomas DuBois unravels for the first time the history of the Nordic religions in the Viking Age. ""A seminal study...  Read More >>

The Healing Craft is the first work of it's kind aimed toward the Pagan market. Although directed at those seeking...  Read More >>

This is an introduction to the people of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah from earliest times up to AD 135. Charting...  Read More >>

This is an introduction to the people of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah from earliest times up to AD 135. Charting...  Read More >>