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Death, burial, and rebirth in the religions of antiquity / Jon Davies

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Davies, Jon, 1939-
Published
London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xiii, 246 pages) : illustrations
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Language Note
English.
Contents
pt. 1. Death in the Ancient Near East -- pt. 2. From caves and rock-cut tombs to Judaism -- pt. 3. Romans and Greeks : a theodicy of good fortune? -- pt. 4. Christians, martyrs, soldiers, saints.
Summary
Drawing on the sociological theory of Max Weber, this volume charts the significance of death to the emerging religious cults in the pre-Christian and early Christian world.
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ISBN
0203030508 (electronic bk.)
9780203030509 (electronic bk.)
9780415129909 (hbk.)
0415129907 (hbk.)
9780415129916 (pbk.)
0415129915 (pbk.)
9781134792726 (electronic bk.)
1134792727 (electronic bk.)
9786610330904
6610330905
0203288645
9780203288641
1280330902
9781280330902
1134792719
9781134792719
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Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-239) and index.
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