2. Ancient Religions: Sumer, Egypt, Greece
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The Spectrum of Philosophies among the Earth’s Religions….
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Edited by Dr. James K. Powell II– Introduction
The Ancient Religions of Civilization
Sumer, Babylon, Egypt and Greece
Readings
It is expected you will have read the texts below by week two of class and watched the accompanying videos. The answers to the online quiz can be found among the texts and the documentaries below, not all is found in lectures in class.
Textbook
Religious Language and Worldviews
Definitional readings (wiki):
In-depth Reading:
Primary Sources:
Duranki: Thousands of the most ancient writings of Sumer/Babylon…
PowellPoint: Ancient Religions
View this stunning three-parter:
Educational documentaries
by past students
2009
The Lives of Egyptian Gods by Anonymous Contributor
The Egyptian Book of the Dead Pt. 1 by Jacob Gertz
Ancient Greek Religion by Tyler Bauer
2008
Aristotle: on Rhetoric by Chris Misurelli
2005