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Law and Ethics

Religions of the Ancient World Pub Date : 2004-12-31 DOI: 10.4159/9780674264823-011

Eckart E. H. Otto

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Ritual 仪式

Religions of the Ancient World Pub Date : 2004-12-31 DOI: 10.4159/9780674264823-007

J. Bremmer

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Illustrations 插图

Religions of the Ancient World Pub Date : 2004-12-31 DOI: 10.4159/9780674264823-048

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Cosmology: Time and History 宇宙学:时间与历史

Religions of the Ancient World Pub Date : 2004-12-31 DOI: 10.4159/9780674264823-009

J. J. Collins

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Sacred Texts and Canonicity 神圣文本和正典

Religions of the Ancient World Pub Date : 2004-12-31 DOI: 10.4159/9780674264823-045

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Deities and Demons 神灵与恶魔

Religions of the Ancient World Pub Date : 2004-12-31 DOI: 10.4159/9780674264823-033

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Monotheism and Polytheism 一神论和多神论

Religions of the Ancient World Pub Date : 2004-12-31 DOI: 10.11588/PROPYLAEUMDOK.00002978

J. Assmann

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Illnesses and Other Crises 疾病和其他危机

Religions of the Ancient World Pub Date : 2004-12-31 DOI: 10.4159/9780674264823-036

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Religion and Politics 宗教与政治

Religions of the Ancient World Pub Date : 2004-12-31 DOI: 10.4159/9780674264823-041

A. S. Crapsey

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Death, the Afterlife, and Other Last Things 死亡，来世和其他最后的事情

Religions of the Ancient World Pub Date : 2004-12-31 DOI: 10.4159/9780674264823-037

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