The religion and the rejection of religion in the ancient world Thrower, James 1936-1999 creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. Electronic books. History. ne 1980 1980 monographic eng 1 online resource (286 pages). Introduction -- Religion and myth -- Myth and reality: the primal vision -- Myth and ritual -- Myth, reality and science -- India. Introduction -- The religion of the Vedic period -- The beginnings of speculation: scepticism and agnosticism -- The Upaniṣadic period -- The beginnings of Lokāyāta -- Some early freethinkers -- Philosophical Lokāyāta or Cārvāka -- Early Sāmkhya and Vaiśesika naturalism -- Jain and Buddhist naturalism -- China. Early Chinese religion -- The beginnings of rationalism -- Confucius -- Early Taoism -- Later Confucian naturalism and scepticism: Hsun Tzu and other sceptics -- Wang Ch’ung -- The later sceptical tradition -- Greece. Introduction -- Early Greek religion -- Ionian naturalism -- Atomism -- The Sophists -- The classical period of Greek thought -- The Hellenistic age -- Epicureanism -- The Sceptics -- Rome. Introduction -- Cicero and Lucretius -- The early Empire -- Conclusion -- Appendix. Israel and the ancient Near East -- Babylon -- Egypt -- Postscript. James Thrower. Includes bibliographical references and index. Skepticism History Agnosticism History Atheism History Civilization, Ancient RELIGION Comparative Religion Agnosticism Atheism Civilization, Ancient Skepticism BL2756 291/.044 Thrower, James, 1936-1999. The Hague ; New York : Mouton, ©1980 (DLC) 82149804 (OCoLC)7193124 9783110804171 3110804174 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=560923 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=560923 E7B 820702 20200709055808.0 ocn811402497 eng