Provides an overview of life and worship in ancient Mesopotamia, discussing houses, family, women, children, community, slaves, serfs, games, sports, travel, gods, religious beliefs, rituals, and festivals.
Provides a history of African religion and its basic beliefs, discussing oral tradition, ideas of the Supreme Being, rites and rituals, sacred spaces and places, and mystical forces.
Text and accompanying photographs describe how the teachings of Confucius evolved from a social order to a religion, infusing all phases of Chinese life for 2000 years.
Explores freedom of worship, as guaranteed in the Bill of Rights, along with its history and importance to the formation of the United States of America.
Surveys the practice of various religions--Judaism, Islam, Christianity, and others--in Israel and the different customs that are part of the religious holidays and festivals.
Explains the meaning and importance of religious pluralism. Also covers the major religions in Canada and the United States today, examining their history in North America and the ways they have changed the Western world - and been changed by it.
A biography of the pharaoh Akhenaten, a pharaoh from the middle of the eighteenth dynasty, who tried to change the primary god of Egypt to Aten. With a chapter about his son Tutankhamen, who returned to worshiping Amen.
gods, myths and religion : a fascinating guide to the alluring world of ancient Egyptian myths and religion
Gahlin, Lucia
2001
A guide to the mythology and religion of ancient Egypt which provides information on the civilization's tombs, temples, gods and goddesses, religious beliefs, and ceremonies.
Describes the history of Hinduism and Sikhism in America; their beliefs and practices; their impact on American culture, social issues, and politics; and important American Hindu and Sikh figures and events.
Discusses the history of the Shinto religion in Japan, describing its origins, basic beliefs, rituals, and festivals, and its place in Japanese society.
