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Religions of the Ancient World A Guide

Hardcover • 2004 • English

Religions of the Ancient World A Guide

By Sarah Iles Johnston

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Religious beliefs and practices, which permeated all aspects of life in antiquity, traveled well-worn routes throughout the Mediterranean: itinerant charismatic practitioners journeying from place to place peddled their skills as healers, purifiers, cursers, and initiators; and vessels decorated with illustrations of myths traveled with them. New gods encountered in foreign lands by merchants and conquerors were sometimes taken home to be adapted and adopted. A full understanding of this complex...Show more

Religion: general
Comparative religion
Buddhism

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ISBN

9780674015173

Publisher

Harvard University Press

Published year

2004

Language

English

Original title

Religions of the Ancient World A Guide

Format

Hardcover

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