{"product_id":"the-role-of-religion-in-ancient-civilizations-select-readings-9781516580705","title":"The Role of Religion in Ancient Civilizations: Select Readings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Role of Religion in Ancient Civilizations: Select Readings\u003c\/em\u003e addresses the importance of religion in ancient civilizations and encourages readers to evaluate these civilizations both historically and critically. The selected readings help readers understand civilizations as whole systems with not only social and political characteristics, but also religious ones.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Topics include the establishment of patriarchal civilizations, Mesopotamian and Egyptian religion, and the early civilizations of Northwest India. Students also learn about the religions of ancient China and Japan, traditional African religions and belief systems, religion and burial in Roman Britain, and the great temples of Meso-American religions. The final selections are devoted to early Christianity, the Byzantine Empire, and Islam.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The second edition features updated material and new articles that address Egyptian religion, early northwest civilizations, goddesses and demonesses in South Asian religion, Christianity during the Roman Empire, and the rise and expansion of Islam.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Taken as a whole, these carefully curated articles demonstrate both the uniqueness of each religion and the traditions and practices that, over time, became interconnected and fused to form new religions. \u003cem\u003eThe Role of Religion in Ancient Civilizations\u003c\/em\u003e is well suited to survey courses in world and ancient religions, as well as classes on religious history and the history of the ancient world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKim Woodring\u003c\/strong\u003e earned her M.A. in history at East Tennessee State University and her M.L.I.S. in library and information science at the University of Tennessee. She is a faculty member at East Tennessee State University, where she teaches courses in American and world history and digital history. In addition to teaching, Professor Woodring serves as the history department's webpage administrator and social media editor. Her professional writing has appeared in \u003cem\u003eTennessee Libraries\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Social Science of War Encyclopedia\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eHistorical Archaeology\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11283275\"\u003eKim Woodring\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cognella Academic Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/22\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 326\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.68d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781516580705\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1516580702\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL000000\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Cognella Academic Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44700709028077,"sku":"9781516580705","price":348.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_c3b88371-cf96-41b4-89bc-8a5eda3ab251.jpg?v=1703861723","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-role-of-religion-in-ancient-civilizations-select-readings-9781516580705","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}