Pagan Priests: Religion and Power in the Ancient World
by Mary Beard
This book explores the activities and functions of priestly officials in Babylon, Greece, Egypt, and Rome in the two millennia preceding the rise of Christianity. Seven noted scholars seek to identify common characteristics of ancient priests and to illuminate the nature of the pagan priesthood, the meaning of ritual, and the role of religion in ancient societies.
PRIESTSPAGANISM
RELEASED1990
PUBLISHERNCROL
LENGTH266
LANGUAGEEN
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Winifred Mary Beard was born on 1 January 1955 in Much Wenlock, Shropshire, the only child of architect Roy Whitlock Beard and junior school headmistress Joyce Emily Beard
Pagan Priests: Religion and Power in the Ancient World
by Mary Beard
This book explores the activities and functions of priestly officials in Babylon, Greece, Egypt, and Rome in the two millennia preceding the rise of Christianity. Seven noted scholars seek to identify common characteristics of ancient priests and to illuminate the nature of the pagan priesthood, the meaning of ritual, and the role of religion in ancient societies.
PRIESTSPAGANISM
RELEASED1990
PUBLISHERNCROL
LENGTH266
LANGUAGEEN
Winifred Mary Beard was born on 1 January 1955 in Much Wenlock, Shropshire, the only child of architect Roy Whitlock Beard and junior school headmistress Joyce Emily Beard
