Prehistory-
First Empires

From the Beginning
to - 200 A.D
The Ancient
World

ca. 2500 B.C. -
900 A.D.
The Middle Ages
5th - 15th century
The Early Modern
Period

16th - 18th century
The Modern Era
1789 - 1914
The World Wars and Interwar Period
1914 - 1945
The Contemporary World
1945 to the present
History of
  Religions
History of
Philosophy
Library of the
History of the
World

 
 

 
 

History of Religions

 
 
   
 
 
    CONTENTS:  
       
       
    Study of Religion  
       
       
    Egyptian religion  
       
    Greek mythology
 
 
    Greek and Roman Myths

Homer "Iliad"
Homer "Odyssey"


The Odyssey of Homer - illustrations by John Flaxman
 
       
    Greek religion

Berens E.M. "Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome"
Bulfinch Thomas THE AGE OF FABLE OR STORIES OF GODS AND HEROES
Hamilton Edith Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes
 
       
    Mystery religion  
       
    Middle Eastern religion  
       
       
    Judaism

The Bible illustrations (Old Testament) by
Julius von Carolsfeld "Das Buch der Bucher in Bildeb"
Gustave Dore  241 Bible Illustrations
William Blake "The Book of Job"


David Roberts "A Journey in the Holy Land"
 
       
    The history of Judaism

HUSIK ISAAC A HISTORY OF MEDIAEVAL JEWISH PHILOSOPHY
Flavius Josephus "The Wars of the Jews", "Antiquities of the Jews"
Husik Isaac A HISTORY OF MEDIAEVAL JEWISH PHILOSOPHY
 
       
    Old Testament  
       
    Moses
David
Bathsheba
Solomon. The Song of Songs
Judith
 
       
    Living Religions-Judaism  
    The World's Religions-Judaism  
       
       
    The Religions of India, China, and Japan  
       
    Hinduism

Living Religions-Hinduism
The World's Religions-Hinduism
 
       
    Jainism  
       
    Living Religions-Jainism  
       
    Sikhism  
       
    Living Religions-Sikhism  
       
    Buddhism  
       
    Living Religions-Buddhism  
    The World's Religions-Buddhism  
       
    Daoism
The World's Religions-Daoism (Taoism)
 
       
    Confucianism  
       
    The World's Religions-Confucianism  
    Living Religions-Chinese Religions  
       
    Shinto  
       
    Living Religions-Japanese Religions  
       
       
    Christianity

The Bible illustrations (New Testament )
Gustave Dore 241 Bible Illustrations
Julius von Carolsfeld "Das Buch der Bucher in Bildeb"


collections:
Annunciation in Art
Adoration of the Magi
Flight to Egypt
The Holy Family
Mary Magdalene

Susanna
Salome
 
       
    Jesus Christ
Renan Eernest "The Life of Jesus"
 
       
    Roman Catholic Church  
       
    Reformation  
    Protestantism  
    Lutheranism  
    Calvinism  
       
    Eastern Orthodox Church  
       
    Living Religions-Christianity  
    The World's Religions-Christianity  
       
    Biblical literature  
       
       
    Zoroastrianism

Zarathustra "Zoroaster Hymns of the Zend Avesta"
Nietzsche Friedrich "Thus Spake Zarathustra"
 
       
    Living Religions-Zoroastrianism  
       
    Manichaeism  
       
       
    Islam  
       
    Living Religions-Islam  
    The World's Religions-Islam  
       
       
    Bahaism  
       
       
    Ceremonial object
Creed
Death rite
Dietary law
Doctrine and dogma
Feast
 
       
    Myth
Nature worship
Prayer
Purification rite
Religious dress
Experience
 
       
    Religious symbolism and iconography
Rite of passage
Ritual
Sacrament
Sacrifice
Sacred
Theology
Worship
 
       
       
    Philosophy of Religion  
       
    Hume David "The Natural History of Religion"