Rivers of Life, or Sources and Streams of the Faiths of Man in All Lands, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint): Showing the Evolution of Faiths From the Rudest Symbolisms to the Latest Spiritual Developments - Couverture souple
Synopsis
Tracing the rise of faiths from simple symbols to full-fledged belief systems across the ancient world. This volume, part of Rivers of Life, or Faiths of Man in All Lands, presents a wide panorama of early religion in Western Asia and its echoes in Europe. It frames a long arc from rudimentary fetishes to organized rituals, revealing how people turned natural phenomena, celestial bodies, and sacred symbols into enduring spiritual ideas.
Across Kal dia, Babylon, Assyria, Syria, Media, and beyond, the narrative shows how ancient minds wrestled with life’s mysteries and sought meaning in the great powers they perceived around them. It tracks the development of cosmogonies, sacred trees, sun and moon cults, and the evolution of temple and priestly roles, laying out a lineage that helps explain later religious streams, including Zoroastrianism.
- Understand how early rituals and symbolic objects became the core of faith ideas.
- See how mighty civilizations shaped worship, myth, and moral codes in the ancient Near East.
- Explore the formation of priestly orders and the shift from private rites to broader religious systems.
- Learn how these threads influenced later European and South Asian religious thought.
Ideal for readers of world history, religious studies, and mythic symbolism, who want a straightforward map of how faiths evolved across time and distance.
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