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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):

Sumerian religion

Ancient Egyptian religion

Hellenistic religion

In-depth Reading:

The Religion of Sumer

Primary Sources:

Duranki: Thousands of the most ancient writings of Sumer/Babylon…

PowellPoint: Ancient Religions

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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

Heraclitus and the Buddha on Impermanence by Cale Bakken