The Cambridge History of Religions in the Ancient World

by: Adler, W. Salzman, M.R. Sweeney, M.

This 2 volumes set contains the following 2 titles:

The Cambridge History of Religions in the Ancient World Volume 1: From the Bronze Age to the Hellenistic Age

by: Salzman, M.R. Sweeney, M.

ISBN-13: 9781108703130 / 978-1-108-70313-0
ISBN-10: 1108703135 / 1-108-70313-5
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 2018
Publication Place: Cambridge
Binding: Paper
Pages: 450

The Cambridge History of Religions in the Ancient World Volume 2: From the Hellenistic Age to Late Antiquity

by: Adler,W.

ISBN-13: 9781108703123 / 978-1-108-70312-3
ISBN-10: 1108703127 / 1-108-70312-7
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 2018
Publication Place: Cambridge
Binding: Paper
Pages: 589

The Cambridge History of Religions in the Ancient World provides a comprehensive examination of the history of the religions of the ancient Near East and Mediterranean world. The essays in these volumes have a broad reach, covering the ancient Near East and Mediterranean, and extending from the Bronze Age into the late Roman period. Its contributors, acknowledged experts in their fields, incorporate a wide spectrum of textual and material evidence into their analyses of their subjects. The regional and historical orientations of the essays will enable readers to see how a religious tradition or movement assumed a distinctive local identity, as well as to understand how each tradition developed within its broader regional context. Supplemented with maps, illustrations and detailed indexes, these volumes will be an excellent reference tool for scholars and students.

All essays are written by acknowledged authorities in their field of expertise
The regional focus of the essays makes it possible for readers to see how a religious tradition or movement assumed a distinctive local identity, and compare its development both elsewhere and with other religions of the same region
The treatment of the subject matter is synthetic and interdisciplinary, using literary, inscriptional, archaeological and other material evidence where available

Table of Contents
Volume 1. From the Bronze Age to the Hellenistic Era: Introduction Marvin A. Sweeney
Part I. Mesopotamia and the Near East:
1. Sumerian religion Graham Cunningham
2. Assyrian and Babylonian religions Tammi J. Schneider
3. Hittite religion Gary Beckman
4. Zoroastrianism P. Oktor Skaervo
5. Syro-Canaanite religions: a construct of metaphors David Wright
6. Ancient Israelite and Judean religions Marvin A. Sweeney
Part II. Egypt and North Africa:
7. Egyptian religion Denise M. Doxey
8. Phoenician and Punic religion Philip C. Schmitz
Part III. Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean:
9. Minoan religion Nanno Marinatos
10. Mycenaean religion Ian Rutherford
11. Religion in the Greek world, c.750–400 BCE Emily Kearns
Part IV. The Western Mediterranean and Europe:
12. Etruscan religion Nancy T. de Grummond
13. Archaic Roman religion through the Early Republic Jörg Rüpke
14. Celtic religion in western and central Europe Dorothy Watts
Suggestions for further reading. Volume 2. From the Hellenistic Era to Late Antiquity: Introduction William Adler
Part I. Iran and the Near East:
1. Religion in Iran: the Parthian and Sassanian periods (247 BCE–654 CE) Albert de Jong
2. Creating local religious identities in the Roman Near East Ted Kaizer
3. Judaism in Palestine in the Hellenistic-Roman periods Esther Eshel and Michael E. Stone
4. Post-70 Judaism in Judaea and the Near East Hayim Lapin
5. Christianity in Syria Sidney H. Griffith
Part II. Egypt and North Africa:
6. Traditional religion in Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt Françoise Dunand
7. Judaism in Egypt Joseph Mélèze Modrzejewski
8. Ancient Egyptian Christianity Jacques van der Vliet
9. Cult and belief in Punic and Roman Africa Brent Shaw
10. Christianity in Roman Africa Robin M. Jensen
Part III. Greece and Asia Minor:
11. Religions of Greece and Asia Minor Lynn E. Roller
12. Judaism in Asia Minor Pieter W. van der Horst
13. Christianity in Asia Minor: observations on the epigraphy Frank R. Trombley
Part IV. Italy, Roman Gaul, and Spain:
14. Roman religion: cult and belief in Rome and Italy Michele Renee Salzman
15. Judaism in Italy and the West Giancarlo Lacerenza
16. Christianity in Italy Dennis Trout
17. Religions and cities in Roman Gaul (first to fourth centuries CE) William van Andringa
18. Christianity in Gaul William Klingshirn
19. Religions of Roman Spain Michael Kulikowski
Suggestions for further reading
Maps.

The Cambridge History of Religions in the Ancient World

by: Adler, W. Salzman, M.R. Sweeney, M.

• ISBN-13: 9781108703093 / 978-1-108-70309-3
• ISBN-03: 1108703097 / 1-108-70309-7
• Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2019