Death, Burial and Rebirth in the Religions of Antiquity charts the significance of death to the emerging religious
cults in the pre-Christian and early Christian world. Jon Davies analyzes the varied burial rituals and examines
the different notions of the afterlife. Several areas are covered including: Osiris and Isis: the Life Theology
of Ancient Egypt , burying the Jewish Dead and Christian burials. Jon Davies also draws on the sociological theory
of Max Weber to present a comprehensive introduction to and overview of death, burial and the afterlife in the
first Christian centuries which offers insights into the relationship between social change and attitudes to death
and dying. Draws on a wide variety of data: ancient texts, archaeological findings, works of art and architecture.