Death, Burial and Rebirth in the Religions of Antiquity

by Jon Davies

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415129915
• ISBN13: 9780415129916
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"