Religions of the Ancient World: A Guide

Religious beliefs and practices, which permeated all aspects of life in antiquity, traveled well-worn routes throughout the Mediterranean: itinerant charismatic practitioners journeying from place to place peddled their skills as healers, purifiers, cursers, and initiators; and vessels decorated with illustrations of myths traveled with them. New gods encountered in foreign lands by merchants and conquerors were sometimes taken home to be adapted...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674015177
• ISBN13: 9780674015173
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Belknap Press
• Length: 736 Pages
• Weight: 3.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 8.3" x 10.5"