Religions of the Ancient World: A Guide (Harvard University Press Reference Library)
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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 spiritual world unfolds in Religions of the Ancient World, the first basic reference work that collects and organizes available informa
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Manufacturer: Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press
Release date: 30 November 2004
ISBN-10 : 0674015177 | ISBN-13: 9780674015173
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Release date: 30 November 2004
ISBN-10 : 0674015177 | ISBN-13: 9780674015173
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