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RELIGION

COMING SOON
Religion and World
Civilizations

How Faith Shaped Societies from
Antiquity to the Present

3 VOLUMES

ANDREW P. HOLT, EDITOR

The impact of religious belief on social
and cultural norms has not been limited
in time or place but has been a global
phenomenon throughout recorded human
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remains strong in the modern world as well.
SAMPLE T OPICS
• African Kingdoms • Inca Empire
This work provides a three-volume overview of the ways in which religious • Ancient Egypt • Medieval Europe
faith has shaped societies from the ancient world until the present. Each
volume focuses on a different era of world history, ranging through the • Ancient • Modern America
Mesopotamia
ancient, medieval, and modern worlds, and includes essays that focus on • Modern Middle East
religious themes from different geographical regions. For example, volume • Ancient Israel • Modern China
one offers a section with essays considering religion in ancient Rome, while • Ancient India • Modern India
volume three offers a section with essays considering religion in modern • Ancient Greece • Modern Latin
Africa. Such a layout makes it simple for a reader to find information about a • Ancient Rome America
particular religion in a particular era and place. • Aztec Empire • Ottoman Empire
Altogether, this work gathers more than 500 essays from more than 150 • Colonial and • Revolutionary
scholars offering scholarly introductions to religious people, places, and events Revolutionary France
that have influenced the development of societies over the course of recorded United States • Renaissance Italy
human history. • Dynastic China • Victorian England
• Early Islam
FEATURES • Feudal Japan
• Contains focused sections considering the impact of religion on 24 distinct
cultures around the world spanning the course of recorded human history.
• Offers three volumes divided by eras (ancient, medieval, and modern)
and civilizations (e.g. Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations, Medieval Arab ANDREW P. HOLT, PhD, teaches history at
Civilization, Medieval Africa, Pre-Columbian Societies, Modern North Florida State College at Jacksonville and
America, etc.), allowing for easy navigation. Norwich University.
• Each of the 24 sections contains essays offering scholarly introductions to
important religious figures, beliefs, people, places, and events and their
impact on the societies in which they exist.
• Each essay also provides a Further Reading section to guide the reader to
worthwhile research resources on the subject in question.

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