| Death, Burial and Rebirth in the Religions of Antiquity Contributor(s): Davies, Jon (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415129915 ISBN-13: 9780415129916 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1999 Annotation: "Death, Burial and Rebirth in the Religions of Antiquity" charts the significance of death to the emerging religious cults in the pre-Christian and early Christian world. Jon Davies analyzes the varied burial rituals and examines the different notions of the afterlife. Several areas are covered including: "Osiris and Isis: the Life Theology of Ancient Egypt," burying the Jewish Dead and Christian burials. Jon Davies also draws on the sociological theory of Max Weber to present a comprehensive introduction to and overview of death, burial and the afterlife in the first Christian centuries which offers insights into the relationship between social change and attitudes to death and dying. Draws on a wide variety of data: ancient texts, archaeological findings, works of art and architecture Beautifully illustrated |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Comparative Religion |
| Dewey: 291.230 |
| LCCN: 98049845 |
| Lexile Measure: 1420 |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 5.48" W x 8.49" (0.90 lbs) 272 pages |
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| Publisher Description: In Death, Burial and Rebirth in the Religions of Antiquity, Jon Davies charts the significance of death to the emerging religious cults in the pre-Christian and early Christian world. He analyses the varied burial rituals and examines the different notions of the afterlife. Among the areas covered are: |