LEADER 03030nam 2200685 a 450 001 9910825884503321 005 20240516170412.0 010 $a3-11-080417-4 024 7 $a10.1515/9783110804171 035 $a(CKB)2670000000212031 035 $a(EBL)929293 035 $a(OCoLC)794664492 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000594555 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11412720 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000594555 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10548504 035 $a(PQKB)10129540 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC929293 035 $a(WaSeSS)Ind00008799 035 $a(DE-B1597)43119 035 $a(OCoLC)979584823 035 $a(DE-B1597)9783110804171 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL929293 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10585459 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000212031 100 $a19820702e19802011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn#---|u||u 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe alternative tradition $ereligion and the rejection of religion in the ancient world /$fJames Thrower 205 $aReprint 2011 210 $aThe Hague ;$aNew York $cMouton Pub.$dc1980 215 $a1 online resource (288 pages) 225 1 $aReligion and society ;$v18 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a90-279-7997-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [255]-266) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tPREFACE --$tACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. CONTENTS --$t1. INTRODUCTION --$t2. INDIA --$t3. CHINA --$t4. GREECE --$t5. ROME --$t6. APPENDIX --$t7. POSTSCRIPT --$tBIBLIOGRAPHY --$tNOTES --$tINDEX 330 $aThe series Religion and Society (RS) contributes to the exploration of religions as social systems- both in Western and non-Western societies; in particular, it examines religions in their differentiation from, and intersection with, other cultural systems, such as art, economy, law and politics. Due attention is given to paradigmatic case or comparative studies that exhibit a clear theoretical orientation with the empirical and historical data of religion and such aspects of religion as ritual, the religious imagination, constructions of tradition, iconography, or media. In addition, the formation of religious communities, their construction of identity, and their relation to society and the wider public are key issues of this series. 410 0$aReligion and society (Hague, Netherlands) ;$v18. 606 $aSkepticism$xHistory 606 $aAgnosticism$xHistory 606 $aAtheism$xHistory 606 $aCivilization, Ancient 615 0$aSkepticism$xHistory. 615 0$aAgnosticism$xHistory. 615 0$aAtheism$xHistory. 615 0$aCivilization, Ancient. 676 $a291/.044 686 $aBE 1550$2rvk 700 $aThrower$b James$f1936-1999.$0205278 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910825884503321 996 $aThe alternative tradition$94020406 997 $aUNINA