Ancient religions & mythologies books

An examination of an intriguing figure in the religious life of the ancient Mediterranean world, the Phrygian Mother...  Read More >>

The texts and visual arts of ancient Egypt reveal a persistent and sophisticated engagement with problems of language,...  Read More >>

Jon Davies charts the significance of death to the emerging religious cults in the pre-Christian and early Christian...  Read More >>

Jon Davies charts the significance of death to the emerging religious cults in the pre-Christian and early Christian...  Read More >>

A collection of miracle stories from the ancient world. The material is divided up into four main categories including...  Read More >>

This text presents a collection, in translation, of miracle stories from the ancient world. The material is divided...  Read More >>

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The ancient Egyptians held a rich and complex vision of the afterlife and codified their beliefs in books discovered...  Read More >>

The texts and visual arts of ancient Egypt reveal a persistent and sophisticated engagement with problems of language,...  Read More >>

The idea of pilgrimage is of enduring importance, and this book seeks to explore the concept through three major...  Read More >>

By considering the status of Hebrew in Judaism alongside that of Greek in Rome Sacred Languages and Sacred Texts...  Read More >>

By considering the status of Hebrew in Judaism alongside that of Greek in Rome Sacred Languages and Sacred Texts...  Read More >>

This work presents and interprets changes in Greek ideas about the dead during the archaic and classical periods,...  Read More >>

The Library of Apollodorus is a guide to Greek mythology, from the origins of the universe to the Trojan War. It...  Read More >>

The religious ideas and practices of pre-Christian Ireland are considered through an interpretation of the early...  Read More >>

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

This text describes how ancient kings and shamans all over the world used their special knowledge of the night sky...  Read More >>

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

The study of Manichaeism, the first Gnostic world religion, is the subject of this book. This work brings together...  Read More >>

Keine ausführliche Beschreibung für ""Elia und die Monolatrie"" verfügbar.  Read More >>

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This study argues that to understand Socrates readers should analyze his religious views, since his philosophical...  Read More >>

This book offers a fresh and challenging multi-disciplinary interpretation of Aristophanes' Frogs. Drawing on a...  Read More >>

An exploration of the phenomenon of angelic vice regency in Late Antiquity. It comparatively examines figures from...  Read More >>

This is the first systematic study of the cults of the Bosporan Kingdom, which existed in South Russia in the first...  Read More >>