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Death, burial and rebirth in the religions of antiquity / / Jon Davies
| Death, burial and rebirth in the religions of antiquity / / Jon Davies |
| Autore | Davies Jon <1939-, > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1999 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (267 p.) |
| Disciplina | 291.2/3/093 |
| Collana | Religion in the first Christian centuries |
| Soggetto topico |
Death - Religious aspects - History of doctrines
Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient Future life - History of doctrines |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-203-28864-5
1-280-33090-2 0-203-03050-8 1-134-79272-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Death, Burial and Rebirth in the Religions of Antiquity; Copyright Page; Contents; List of plates; Preface and acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I: Death in the Ancient Near East; 1. Osiris and Isis: The life-theology of Ancient Egypt; 2. Zoroaster, Ahura Mazda and Ahriman; 3. Canaanites and Mesopotamians; 4. Mere Texts or living realities?: The possible influence of the older thanatologies on Judaism and Christianity; Part II: From caves and rock-cut tombs to Judaism; 5. The general archaeology of the Ancient Near East; 6. Judaism: Towards the common era
7. Burying the Jewish dead 8. Good luck with your resurrection!: Opening the heavens and raising the dead; Part III: Romans and Greeks: A theodicy of good fortune?; 9. Roman and Greek philosophies of death; 10. Roman religion and Roman funerals; 11. Ovid's 'ever-varying forms': Greek mythologies, sarcophagi and the boundaries of mortality; 12. Ovid's 'bonds of Love and duty': Funerals, epitaphs, orations and death in the arena; Part IV: Christians, martyrs, soldiers, saints; 13. Christian burial; 14. The nature of martyrdom; Epilogue Sacrificial living and sacrificial dying: Christians in the world Appendix; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450320103321 |
Davies Jon <1939-, >
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| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1999 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Death, burial and rebirth in the religions of antiquity / / Jon Davies
| Death, burial and rebirth in the religions of antiquity / / Jon Davies |
| Autore | Davies Jon <1939-, > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1999 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (267 p.) |
| Disciplina | 291.2/3/093 |
| Collana | Religion in the first Christian centuries |
| Soggetto topico |
Death - Religious aspects - History of doctrines
Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient Future life - History of doctrines |
| ISBN |
1-134-79271-9
0-203-28864-5 1-280-33090-2 0-203-03050-8 1-134-79272-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Death, Burial and Rebirth in the Religions of Antiquity; Copyright Page; Contents; List of plates; Preface and acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I: Death in the Ancient Near East; 1. Osiris and Isis: The life-theology of Ancient Egypt; 2. Zoroaster, Ahura Mazda and Ahriman; 3. Canaanites and Mesopotamians; 4. Mere Texts or living realities?: The possible influence of the older thanatologies on Judaism and Christianity; Part II: From caves and rock-cut tombs to Judaism; 5. The general archaeology of the Ancient Near East; 6. Judaism: Towards the common era
7. Burying the Jewish dead 8. Good luck with your resurrection!: Opening the heavens and raising the dead; Part III: Romans and Greeks: A theodicy of good fortune?; 9. Roman and Greek philosophies of death; 10. Roman religion and Roman funerals; 11. Ovid's 'ever-varying forms': Greek mythologies, sarcophagi and the boundaries of mortality; 12. Ovid's 'bonds of Love and duty': Funerals, epitaphs, orations and death in the arena; Part IV: Christians, martyrs, soldiers, saints; 13. Christian burial; 14. The nature of martyrdom; Epilogue Sacrificial living and sacrificial dying: Christians in the world Appendix; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783622603321 |
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Davies Jon <1939-, >
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||
| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1999 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Death, burial and rebirth in the religions of antiquity / / Jon Davies
| Death, burial and rebirth in the religions of antiquity / / Jon Davies |
| Autore | Davies Jon <1939-, > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1999 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (267 p.) |
| Disciplina | 291.2/3/093 |
| Collana | Religion in the first Christian centuries |
| Soggetto topico |
Death - Religious aspects - History of doctrines
Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient Future life - History of doctrines |
| ISBN |
1-134-79271-9
0-203-28864-5 1-280-33090-2 0-203-03050-8 1-134-79272-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Death, Burial and Rebirth in the Religions of Antiquity; Copyright Page; Contents; List of plates; Preface and acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I: Death in the Ancient Near East; 1. Osiris and Isis: The life-theology of Ancient Egypt; 2. Zoroaster, Ahura Mazda and Ahriman; 3. Canaanites and Mesopotamians; 4. Mere Texts or living realities?: The possible influence of the older thanatologies on Judaism and Christianity; Part II: From caves and rock-cut tombs to Judaism; 5. The general archaeology of the Ancient Near East; 6. Judaism: Towards the common era
7. Burying the Jewish dead 8. Good luck with your resurrection!: Opening the heavens and raising the dead; Part III: Romans and Greeks: A theodicy of good fortune?; 9. Roman and Greek philosophies of death; 10. Roman religion and Roman funerals; 11. Ovid's 'ever-varying forms': Greek mythologies, sarcophagi and the boundaries of mortality; 12. Ovid's 'bonds of Love and duty': Funerals, epitaphs, orations and death in the arena; Part IV: Christians, martyrs, soldiers, saints; 13. Christian burial; 14. The nature of martyrdom; Epilogue Sacrificial living and sacrificial dying: Christians in the world Appendix; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910799991403321 |
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Davies Jon <1939-, >
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| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1999 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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