03030nam 2200685 a 450 991082588450332120240516170412.03-11-080417-410.1515/9783110804171(CKB)2670000000212031(EBL)929293(OCoLC)794664492(SSID)ssj0000594555(PQKBManifestationID)11412720(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000594555(PQKBWorkID)10548504(PQKB)10129540(MiAaPQ)EBC929293(WaSeSS)Ind00008799(DE-B1597)43119(OCoLC)979584823(DE-B1597)9783110804171(Au-PeEL)EBL929293(CaPaEBR)ebr10585459(EXLCZ)99267000000021203119820702e19802011 uy 0engurnn#---|u||utxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe alternative tradition religion and the rejection of religion in the ancient world /James ThrowerReprint 2011The Hague ;New York Mouton Pub.c19801 online resource (288 pages)Religion and society ;18Description based upon print version of record.90-279-7997-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-266) and index.Front matter --PREFACE --ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. CONTENTS --1. INTRODUCTION --2. INDIA --3. CHINA --4. GREECE --5. ROME --6. APPENDIX --7. POSTSCRIPT --BIBLIOGRAPHY --NOTES --INDEXThe series Religion and Society (RS) contributes to the exploration of religions as social systems- both in Western and non-Western societies; in particular, it examines religions in their differentiation from, and intersection with, other cultural systems, such as art, economy, law and politics. Due attention is given to paradigmatic case or comparative studies that exhibit a clear theoretical orientation with the empirical and historical data of religion and such aspects of religion as ritual, the religious imagination, constructions of tradition, iconography, or media. In addition, the formation of religious communities, their construction of identity, and their relation to society and the wider public are key issues of this series.Religion and society (Hague, Netherlands) ;18.SkepticismHistoryAgnosticismHistoryAtheismHistoryCivilization, AncientSkepticismHistory.AgnosticismHistory.AtheismHistory.Civilization, Ancient.291/.044BE 1550rvkThrower James1936-1999.205278MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910825884503321The alternative tradition4020406UNINA