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World Religions: From Ancient History to the Present
World Religions From Ancient History to the Present Author:Geoffrey Parrinder 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 th... more »em. New gods encountered in foreign lands by merchants and conquerors were sometimes taken home to be adapted and adopted.
A full understanding of this complex spiritual world unfolds in this book, the first basic reference work to offer an expansive, comparative perspective.« less