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Death, Burial and Rebirth in the Religions of Antiquity
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Pages: 276
Authors: Jon Davies
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-04-03 - Publisher: Routledge

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In Death, Burial and Rebirth in the Religions of Antiquity, Jon Davies charts the significance of death to the emerging religious cults in the pre-Christian and
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The Oxford Handbook of Early Christian Ritual
Language: en
Pages: 753
Authors: Risto Uro
Categories: Religion
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The Handbook provides an indispensable account of the ritual world of early Christianity from the beginning of the movement up to the end of the sixth century.
Deviant Burial in the Archaeological Record
Language: en
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Authors: Eileen M. Murphy
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This edited volume contains twelve papers that present evidence on non-normative burial practices from the Neolithic through to Post-Medieval periods and includ
Radical Martyrdom and Cosmic Conflict in Early Christianity
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Several view of martyrdom co-existed in the early Church. The 'orthodox' position, generally accepted by scholars, was that a Christian should choose martyrdom