{"product_id":"the-role-of-religion-in-ancient-civilizations-select-readings-9781516500611","title":"The Role of Religion in Ancient Civilizations:","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Role of Religion in Ancient Civilizations: Select Readings\u003c\/i\u003e addresses the importance of religion in ancient civilizations and encourages readers to evaluate these civilizations both historically and critically. The selected readings help readers understand civilizations as whole systems with not only social and political characteristics, but also religious ones.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTopics include the establishment of patriarchal civilizations, Mesopotamian and Egyptian religion, and the early civilizations of Northwest India. Students also learn about the religions of ancient China and Japan, traditional African religions and belief systems, religion and burial in Roman Britain, and the great temples of Meso-American religions. The final selections are devoted to early Christianity, the Byzantine Empire, and Islam.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginal introductions place the readings in context. Taken as a whole, these carefully curated articles demonstrate both the uniqueness of each religion and the traditions and practices that, over time, became interconnected and sometimes even fused to form new religions. \u003ci\u003eThe Role of Religion in Ancient Civilizations\u003c\/i\u003e is well-suited to survey courses in world and ancient religions, as well as classes on religious history and the history of the ancient world.","brand":"Cognella, Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50059055792471,"sku":"9781516500611","price":99.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781516500611.jpg?v=1740454626","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-role-of-religion-in-ancient-civilizations-select-readings-9781516500611","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}