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Author: Poo
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-12-16
Total Pages: 206
ISBN-13: 1317793099
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →First published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author: Mu-chou Poo
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-12-16
Total Pages: 206
ISBN-13: 1317793102
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →First published in 1995. Striking a niche among an intensely studied literary civilization, this title assesses the meaning of wine and wine offering in the context of Egyptian religion by presenting observations about the implication of this study for the study of Egyptian religion in general. Ancient Egypt has yielded the outlines of its religious, political, economic, and social institutions. Yet, we know relatively little of the actual process through which an object of daily life, such as wine, was integrated into the religious system. Scholars have studied various ritual offerings in Egyptian religion and clarified the religious significance of the offering objects. This title aims to fill a gap in knowledge in a similar fashion.
Author: John Lagerwey
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2009-11-23
Total Pages: 1584
ISBN-13: 904742929X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →After the Warring States, treated in Part One of this set, there is no more fecund era in Chinese religious and cultural history than the period of division (220-589 AD). During it, Buddhism conquered China, Daoism grew into a mature religion with independent institutions, and, together with Confucianism, these three teachings, having each won its share of state recognition and support, formed a united front against shamanism. While all four religions are covered, Buddhism and Daoism receive special attention in a series of parallel chapters on their pantheons, rituals, sacred geography, community organization, canon formation, impact on literature, and recent archaeological discoveries. This multi-disciplinary approach, without ignoring philosophical and theological issues, brings into sharp focus the social and historical matrices of Chinese religion.
Author: Mu-Chou Poo
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2022-01-27
Total Pages: 215
ISBN-13: 1316514676
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →What did ghosts look like, what did they do, and what can they tell us about Chinese culture and society?
Author: Musa Victor Mdabuleni Kunene
Publisher: Langham Monographs
Published: 2012-06-14
Total Pages: 267
ISBN-13: 1907713239
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In this book the author contends that communal holiness is the central theme of the vine metaphor in John 15:1-17. Illumination of the Johannine vine metaphor is illustrated by drawing on background information on the vine and its metaphorical usage in the Ancient Near East, Old Testament, and Second Temple Period and to suggest understanding in light of the communal holiness of the covenant people of God. Comparing the themes of holiness and corporateness pertinent to the covenant the book also reflects the covenant with Israel in relation to John’s understanding of the people of God. The notion of covenant, which embraces reference to the people of God as vine/vineyard in the Old Testament and Second Temple Period, underlies John’s vine metaphor. The book focuses research on ANE viticulture to determine the context(s) of when the vine was used to refer to Israel in a covenant relationship with God. In this historical context the Johannine vine metaphor receive fresh meaning and relevance for the people of God.
Author: Gina Hames
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-08-21
Total Pages: 161
ISBN-13: 1317548701
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Presents a history of the effect of alcohol in world history and argues that the production, trade, consumption, and regulation of alcohol has shaped virtually every civilization.
Author: Magen Broshi
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2001-12-01
Total Pages: 313
ISBN-13: 1441109331
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This volume of essays by Magen Broshi, formerly Curator of the Shrine of the Book at the Israel Archaeological Museum in Jerusalem and a veteran archaeologist, covers various aspects of both the material and spiritual life of ancient Palestine in the biblical and post-biblical periods. Among the topics addressed in this entertaining and illuminating book are wine and food consumption, studies of population, the ancient city of Jerusalem, the Dead Sea Scrolls and the use and abuse of archaeology in historical and biblical research. This volume is designed for scholars and for any non-specialists with a keen interest in ancient life in the Holy Land.
Author: Elena Pischikova
Publisher:
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 311
ISBN-13: 9774166183
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Thebes (Egypt : Extinct city); history.
Author: Lloyd
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012-11-12
Total Pages: 466
ISBN-13: 1136153942
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →First Published in 1998. This volume brings together for the first time in a single volume the highly significant works on ancient Egyptian religion by Aylward Manley Blackman (1883-1956). Blackman's knowledge of Egyptian religion was unrivalled. He was best known for his series of studies on Egyptian religion which have long been regarded as essential reading in the subject, and which forms the content of the present collection. Unusually, Blackman did not publish his writings in book form, but preferred to place them in a wide range of publications that are extremely difficult to obtain. Blackman's studies on Egyptian religious belief and particularly religious practice focus on areas of fundamental concern and are models of meticulous, sympathetic and penetrating scholarship. They should remain required reading for all students of Egyptian religion well into the next century. All those with an interest in the subject should welcome this volume which makes Blackman's writings accessible in a convenient form. A select bibliography provides an update and key to more recent work on topics discussed by Blackman.
