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RELIGION & WRLD CVLZTNS: HOW FAITH SHAPED SOCIETIES 3V

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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&#x0027;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&#x2014;Solomon&#x0027;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&#x0027;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: Compilation of the Upanishads.
47: Confucianism as the State Religion.
48: Creation of Taoism.
49: Emergence of Buddhism in China during the Han Dynasty.
50: Founding of Buddhism by Siddhartha Gautama.
51: Fourth Buddhist Council.
52: Great Bath and the College of Priests.
53: Great Buddhist University at Nalanda.
54: Influence of the Rigveda.
55: Kinnar in Ancient Indian Religious Texts.
56: Life and Influence of Confucius.
57: Mahavira and the Foundations of Jainism.
58: Mandate of Heaven.
59: Mythic Origins of the Caste System.
60: Qin Dynasty and the Banning of Religion.
61: Sacred Cows in Hinduism.
62: Theravada Buddhism.
63: Third Buddhist Council.
64: Tomb of the First Emperor of the Qin.
65: Vedic Creation Myths.
66: Vedic Gods.
67: Vedic Priesthood.
Ancient Greece.
68: Closure and Destruction of Ancient Greek Temples by Christian Authorities.
69: Compilation of the Septuagint.
70: Cult of Alexander the Great.
71: Cult of Asklepios at Epidauros.
72: Cults of Foreign Gods in Ancient Greece.
73: Funerary Customs and Festivals in Honor of the Dead.
74: Greek Language and the New Testament.
75: Greek Mythology.
76: Hellenic and Hellenistic Mystery Religions.
77: Iliad and Odyssey.
78: Origins and Influence of the Oracle of Delphi.
79: Platonic Influences on Christianity.
80: Religion in the Hellenistic World.
81: Religious Purposes and Functions of Greek Temples.
82: Religious Significance and Purpose of the Parthenon.
83: Religious Significance of Panhellenic Athletic Festivals.
84: Religious Significance of Wine.
85: Sacred Wars.
86: Trial of Socrates.
87: Twelve Olympians.
88: Warfare and the Intervention of the Gods.
89: Worship of Minoan and Mycenaean Gods and Goddesses.
Ancient Rome.
90: Augustus, Octavian, and the Establishment of the Cult of the Emperor.
91: Bacchanalia.
92: Christian Persecution.
93: Conversion of Constantine.
94: Council of Nicaea.
95: Deification of Roman Emperors.
96: Edict of Milan.
97: Establishment of the Coptic Church.
98: Establishment of the New Testament Canon.
99: First Use of the Title dominus et deus, Master and God, by the Emperor Domitian.
100: Haruspices.
101: Influence of the Bishop of Rome.
102: Jerome&#x0027;s Translation and Publication of the Vulgate.
103: Jesus, the Apostles, and the Origins of Christianity.
104: Julius Caesar Declared Parens Patriae and Subsequently Deified.
105: Mithraism in the Roman Empire and Its Possible Influences on Early Christianity.
106: Mystery Religions in Ancient Rome.
107: Nicene Christianity Declared the State Religion of the Roman Empire.
108: Numa Pompilius Establishes the Religious Institutions of Rome.
109: Paganism in Ancient Rome.
110: Pantheon of Roman Gods and Goddesses.
111: Plebeians in Rome Eligible for Priesthood: Lex Ogulnia.
112: Religion and the Roman Household.
113: Religious Nature of Stoicism.
114: Religious Role of the Vestal Virgins.
115: Sexual Renunciation in Early Christianity.
116: Sol Invictus.
117: Thracian Religion in the Roman World.
Byzantium.
118: Battle of Manzikert.
119: Byzantine Conflicts with Islam.
120: Byzantine Understandings of the Arab Conquests.
121: Byzantium and the First Crusade.
122: Caesaropapism and Papocaesarism.
123: Conquest of Jerusalem by the Sassanians.
124: Constantine I and the Founding of Constantinople.
125: Council of Chalcedon (451).
126: Council of Constantinople (381).
127: Council of Ephesus (431).
128: Fall of Constantinople (1453).
129: Founding of Mount Athos.
130: Hagia Irene.
131: Hagia Sophia.
132: Iconoclasm.
133: John of Damascus and the Defense of Icon Veneration.
134: Massacre of Latin Christians in Constantinople.
135: Origins of the Cult of the Virgin Mary.
136: Patriarch of Constantinople.
137: Pentarchy.
138: Photian Schism.
139: Religious Concerns over Byzantine Games.
140: Repairing the Schism between the Churches of Constantinople and Rome.
141: Sack of Constantinople.
142: Sassanian Conflict with the Byzantine Empire.
143: Schism of 1054.
144: Third Samaritan Revolt.
145: Three Chapters Controversy.
146: Veneration and Production of Icons.
Early Medieval Europe (500&#x2013;1000).
147: Battle of Tours.
148: Benedict of Nursia.
149: Carolingians and the Papacy.
150: Charlemagne and the Conversion of the Saxons.
151: Christian Holy War before the Crusades.
152: Christian Pilgrimage to 1000.
153: Conversion of Clovis to Christianity.
154: Conversion of the Lombards to Christianity.
155: Donation of Constantine.
156: Founding of the Holy Roman Empire.
157: Gregorian Chant.
158: Medieval Cathedral Architecture (300&#x2013;1100).
159: Medieval Papacy (500&#x2013;1000).
160: Merovingians.
161: Monasticism.
162: Music in Christian Thought and Practice (300&#x2013;1000).
163: Papacy of Gregory the Great.
164: Significance of Relics.
165: Viking Religion.

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