Expert: Irulan Serena - 6/6/2006

Question
Dear Irulan,

Can you please recommend any books / web links on the subject of the reasons for the decline of polytheism (either Greek / Roman or wider) and the transition to monotheism.   

Thank you  

Answer
Hope these help your quest,

Regards,

Irulan


BOOKS:

God Against the Gods: The History of the War Between Monotheism and Polytheism by Jonathan Kirsch

The Origin and Development of Religious Belief : Part 1. Polytheism and Monotheism by Sabine Baring-Gould

Polytheism and the emergence of monotheism (Research papers. Series B) (Research papers. Series B) by Irving M Zeitlin

The Origins of Biblical Monotheism : Israel's Polytheistic Background and the Ugaritic Texts by Mark S. Smith

Primitive monotheism and the origin of polytheism by Arthur C Custance

Theology of Liberation: History, Politics and Salvation   Gustavo Gutierrez


WEBSITES:

Polytheism  vs Monotheism      http://personal.monm.edu/SIBEN/Next.htm

The Traces of a Primitive Monotheism      http://www.worldspirituality.org/primitive-monotheism.html

Polytheism Encyclopedia     http://higherpower.org/encyclopedia/Polytheism/

Monotheism and Polytheism  http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/westasia/religion/monotheism.htm

Religion:  Origin and Ideas   http://www.brow.on.ca/Books/Religion/Religion1.html