religion

Explores the people, customs, and faiths from ancient Middle Eastern civilazations.

Presents a brief history of religious traditions and beliefs in Africa, the spread of Christianity and Islam in Africa, and the effects of religious conflicts.

Anubis introduces readers to the religion of ancient Egypt, discussing beliefs, rituals, myths, mummification, and gods and monsters.

A history of Jerusalem and its three religions, examining what the holy city means to Christians, Jews, and Muslims, and the implications of Jerusalem's sanctity in each tradition.

Explores life in ancient Greece through a discussion of sixteen major gods and goddesses, showing how they were portrayed in art, their family relationships, and their places in Greek society.

"Deeply religious, the ancient Greeks honored many gods and goddesses. The ancient Greeks believed these gods and goddesses had great power over the weather and the Earth. But they weren't all-powerful, and they had flaws. From Zeus to Athena, read about the family of gods and goddesses that the ancient Greeks believed watched over them"--Provided by the publisher.

Presents a comprehensive history of Julian, the grandson of Constantine, and the reforms he enacted in the fourth century A.D. that limited the role of Christianity in the social and political life of the Roman Empire.

The classic work on the history and beliefs of the Rastafarians, whose roots of protest go back to the seventeenth-century maroon societies of escaped slaves in Jamaica. Based on an extensive study of the Rastafarians, their history, their ideology, and their influence in Jamaica, The Rastafarians is an important contribution to the sociology of religion and to our knowledge of the variety of religious expressions that have grown up during the West African Diaspora in the Western Hemisphere.