Maurizio Bettini's In Praise of Polytheism is a thought-provoking new book on what ancient polytheistic religions can teach us about building inclusive and equitable futures.At the heart of this book is a simple comparison: monotheistic religions are exclusive, whereas ancient polytheistic r
by Edward J. Watts, author of The Final Pagan Generation: Rome's Unexpected Path to ChristianityIn 392 AD, a Christian mob destroyed the Alexandrian temple of Serapis, the biggest and most impressive temple in the eastern Mediterranean. The six-hundred-year-old Serapeum complex had stood on