Religion and World Civilizations: How Faith Shaped Societies from Antiquity to the Present

Author Andrew Holt

Publisher ABC-CLIO

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Author

Andrew Holt

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ABC-CLIO

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2022

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9781440874246

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9th Grade - College Senior

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Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
General Introduction: Religion and Its Influence on Human Societies.
Chronology.
Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations.
1: Akhenaten's Rejection of Polytheism.
2: Babylonian Astronomy and Astrology.
3: Bar Kokhba Revolt.
4: Building of the Anu Ziggurat in Uruk.
5: Building of the Egyptian Pyramids.
6: Building of the First Temple on Mount Moriah—Solomon's Temple.
7: Building of the Second Temple in Jerusalem.
8: Canaanite Gods and Goddesses.
9: Canaanite Temples.
10: Council of Jamnia.
11: Development of Synagogues as Centers of Jewish Religious Life.
12: Development of the Hebrew Palestinian Canon.
13: Egyptian Book of the Dead.
14: Elevation of the Persian Language.
15: Epic of Gilgamesh and Mesopotamian Religion.
16: Establishment and Influence of the Essenes.
17: Establishment of the Avesta.
18: Establishment of the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah.
19: Great Jewish Revolt.
20: Hammurabi's Code.
21: Hebrew Bible and Slavery.
22: Influence of Zoroastrianism.
23: Mani and Foundation of Manichaeism.
24: Mesopotamian Creation Story.
25: Mesopotamian Flood Narratives.
26: Mesopotamian Magic and Witchcraft.
27: Mesopotamian Religious Influences on the Hebrews.
28: Origins of Zoroastrianism.
29: Possible Zoroastrian Influences on Judaism and Christianity.
30: Reign of King David.
31: Reign of Sargon of Akkad.
32: Religion and Warfare in the Ancient Near East.
33: Religious Significance of Ur.
34: Revolt of the Maccabees.
35: Sassanian Religious Literature.
36: Saul as the First King of Israel.
37: Temple Complexes at Uruk.
38: Ziggurats and Temples.
39: Zoroastrian Dualism and Monotheism.
Ancient China and India.
40: Ajanta Caves.
41: Ancient Chinese Oracle Bones.
42: Ashoka and the Spread of Buddhism.
43: Chandragupta II and the Rise of Vaishnavism.
44: Chinese Creation Myths.
45: Compilation of the Bhagavad Gita.
46: Compilati
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