Religion and World Civilizations - How Faith Shaped Societies from Antiquity to the Present [3 volumes] (Hardcover)

An indispensable resource for readers investigating how religion has influenced societies and cultures, this three-volume encyclopedia assesses and synthesizes the many ways in which religious faith has shaped societies from the ancient world to today. Each volume of the set focuses on a different era of world history, ranging through the ancient, medieval, and modern worlds. Every volume is filled with essays that focus on religious themes from different geographical regions. For example, volume one includes essays considering religion in ancient Rome, while volume three features essays focused on religion in modern Africa. This accessible layout makes it easy for readers to learn more about the ways that religion and society have intersected over the centuries, as well as specific religious trends, events, and milestones in a particular era and place in world history. Taken as a a whole, this ambitious and wide-ranging work gathers more than 500 essays from more than 150 scholars who share their expertise and knowledge about religious faiths, tenets, people, places, and events that have influenced the development of civilization over the course of recorded human history.

General

Imprint:	Greenwood Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2023
Editors:	Andrew Holt
Format:	Hardcover
Volumes:	3
Pages:	1020
ISBN-13:	978-1-4408-7423-9
Categories:	Books
LSN:	1-4408-7423-9
Barcode:	9781440874239

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