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Death, Burial and Rebirth in the Religions of Antiquity (Hardcover): Jon Davies

Death, Burial and Rebirth in the Religions of Antiquity (Hardcover)

Jon Davies

Series: Religion in the First Christian Centuries

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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:
* Osiris and Isis: the life theology of Ancient Egypt
* burying the Jewish dead
* Roman religion and Roman funerals
* Early Christian burial
* the nature of martyrdom.
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.

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Imprint: Routledge
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Religion in the First Christian Centuries
Release date: June 1999
First published: 1999
Authors: Jon Davies
Dimensions: 216 x 138 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-12990-9
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > General
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Theology > General
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Worship > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Death & dying > General
Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Theology > General
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Worship > General
Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > General
LSN: 0-415-12990-7
Barcode: 9780415129909

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