Religion in early societies

Essay from the year 2000 in the subject Ethnology / Cultural Anthropology, , course: Archäologie und Ethnologie, language: English, abstract: A rather comprehensive essay regarding the importance of religion as focal point of ethnicity and, with it, social identity. Four distinct societies are ´examined´: Roman, Maya, Aztec, and ancient Egypt. Author has some M.A.-level prior knowledge, the essay...