{"product_id":"death-burial-and-rebirth-in-jon-davies-9780415129909","title":"Death, Burial and Rebirth in the Religions of Antiquity","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eDeath, Burial and Rebirth in the Religions of Antiquity\u003c\/em\u003e, Jon Davies charts the significance of death to the emerging religious cults in the pre-Christian and early Christian world. He analyses the varied burial rituals and examines the different notions of the afterlife. Among the areas covered are: \u003cbr\u003e* Osiris and Isis: the life theology of Ancient Egypt\u003cbr\u003e* burying the Jewish dead\u003cbr\u003e* Roman religion and Roman funerals\u003cbr\u003e* Early Christian burial\u003cbr\u003e* the nature of martyrdom.\u003cbr\u003eJon Davies also draws on the sociological theory of Max Weber to present a comprehensive introduction to and overview of death, burial and the afterlife in the first Christian centuries which offers insights into the relationship between social change and attitudes to death and dying.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jon Davies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415129907\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415129909\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/24\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.78h x 5.84w x 0.80d","brand":"Jon Davies","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086564634879,"sku":"9780415129909","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b76ad66d-e99d-4cc9-858b-a76b89f45e7c.jpg?v=1769095406","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/death-burial-and-rebirth-in-jon-davies-9780415129909","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}