The History of Religion Hardcover Karen Farrington

A comprehensive and highly-readable analysis of every type of belief from tribal creeds to modern cults, The History of Religion looks at all the major faiths, with a close study of the origins, practices, rituals, and variations of each.The scope of the book takes the reader from the very earliest beliefs of the Ancient World -- worship of the Mother Goddess, prehistoric rites -- through the 4000 years since classical civilization to the contemporary world of cults and self-styled Messiahs.