Ancient myth and modern man

by Gerald A. Larue

230 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1975

About the author

Gerald Larue is a Professor Emeritus of Religion at the University of Southern California’s College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and an Adjunct Professor of Gerontology at the University of Southern Califronia’s Davis School for Gerontology. He has been awarded a Faculty Lifetime Achievement Award and the Leibovitz Award. He is the author of Playing God, Way of Positive Humanism, Long-Term Care in an Aging Society and many more.

Reviews

[Tyas · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book traces the growth of pre-Judeo-Christian religions in the Middle East. Truly an eye-opener. Do you know which people first pushed back the punishment of misdeeds to Hell (thus introducing the concept of Hell)? A revelation.