Ancient Roots of Creation and Afterlife Beliefs

Interdisciplinary and cross-cultural research, aided by linguistics, archaeology, and prehistoric and historic data, provides a view of sacred and secular life in ancient times.

Autorentext

Mitra Ara is a cultural historian and Professor of Persian and Iranian Studies in the College of Liberal and Creative Arts at San Francisco State University. She received her Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, and is the author of several articles and books.

Inhalt
Preface - List of Abbreviations and Symbols - The Background - Near East: Egypt and Mesopotamia - Indo-Europeans - Old Europe - Indo- Iranians - Vedic Indians - Zoroastrian Iranians - Afterword - Bibliography - Index.