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Creating God: The birth and growth of major religions
By (Author) Robin Derricourt
Manchester University Press
Manchester University Press
17th May 2021
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
General and world history
Archaeology
Paperback
304
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 16mm
426g
What do we really know about how and where religions began, and how they spread
In this bold new book, award-winning author Robin Derricourt takes us on a journey through the birth and growth of several major religions, using history and archaeology to recreate the times, places and societies that witnessed the rise of significant monotheistic faiths. Beginning with Mormonism and working backwards through Islam, Christianity and Judaism to Zoroastrianism, Creating God opens up the conditions that allowed religious movements to emerge, attract their first followers and grow.
Throughout history there have been many prophets: individuals who believed they were in direct contact with the divine, with instructions to spread a religious message. While many disappeared without trace, some gained millions of followers and established a lasting religion. InCreating God, Robin Derricourt has produced a brilliant, panoramic book that offers new insights on the origins of major religions and raises essential questions about why some succeeded where others failed.
'An intriguing and sensitively presented survey of the often surprising links and continuities between some of the world's great religions over three millennia.' Diarmaid MacCulloch, Professor of the History of the Church, University of Oxford