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This overview of the religious customs of ancient cultures boasts an international selection of contributors, all of whom are leading scholars in their field. The cultural practices of popular as well as formal religion are explored in detail, giving an impression of all, not only elite societies. Every topic is placed in its own cultural context, while bearing in mind its relevance to a wider historical and sociological debate. The result is an erudite and thoroughly readable handbook to ancient religions, from Palaeolithic cave art to the rituals of Aztec and Inca civilizations.
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Palaeolithic art and religion / Jean Clottes and David Lewis-Williams
Ancient Egypt / Rosalie David
Religion in ancient Ugarit / Nicholas Wyatt
Mesopotamia / Benjamin R. Foster
Ancient Israel to the fall of the Second Temple / John Rogerson
Greek religion / Susan Guettel Cole
Religions in the Roman Empire / J.A. North
Ancient Europe / Hilda Ellis Davidson
The Indus civilization / Gregory Possehl
The religion of ancient China / Edward L. Shaughnessy
Aztecs and Inca civilizations / Philip P. Arnold
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