This book uses history and archaeology to examine the origins of major monotheistic religions: describing the contexts of times, places and societies where Mormonism, Islam, Christianity, Judaism and Zoroastrianism began. It strips away myths and later traditions to provide a secular account of how these faiths first took root. -- .
This book uses history and archaeology to examine the origins of major monotheistic religions: describing the contexts of times, places and societies where Mormonism, Islam, Christianity, Judaism and Zoroastrianism began. It strips away myths and later traditions to provide a secular account of how these faiths first took root. -- .Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Robin Derricourt is an Honorary Professor of History in the School of Humanities at the University of New South Wales and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. He holds a PhD in archaeology from the University of Cambridge. His previous books include Inventing Africa: History, Archaeology and Ideas (2011), Antiquity Imagined: The Remarkable Legacy of Egypt and the Ancient Near East (2015) and Unearthing Childhood: Young Lives in Prehistory (2018), which received the PROSE Award for Archaeology and Ancient History.
Inhaltsangabe
1 Introduction: religions' origins in context 2 Frontiers of place and belief: Mormon origins and journeys 3 Vision, faith and conquest: the source and power of Islam 4 Rural Galilee to imperial cities: the beginnings and spread of Christianity 5 Scribes, priests and exiles under foreign rule: the emergence of monotheistic Judaism 6 Ahura Mazda and the enigmas of Zoroastrian origins 7 Prophets, texts, religions and history: some conclusions Index
1 Introduction: religions' origins in context 2 Frontiers of place and belief: Mormon origins and journeys 3 Vision, faith and conquest: the source and power of Islam 4 Rural Galilee to imperial cities: the beginnings and spread of Christianity 5 Scribes, priests and exiles under foreign rule: the emergence of monotheistic Judaism 6 Ahura Mazda and the enigmas of Zoroastrian origins 7 Prophets, texts, religions and history: some conclusions Index
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