Religions of the World: The Religion of Ancient Mesopotamia
By: Charles River Editors
Narrated by: Alyda Oosterwyk
Length: 1 hr and 52 mins
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A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? Throughout time, people have been religious by nature, and billions today adhere to unique faiths across the world. In Charles River Editors' Religions of the World, listeners can get caught up to speed on today's and yesterday's religions in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known.
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A brief and incomplete survey
It needed to be about 10 times longer to even begin to cover the subject. Much of it was just translated texts with little introduction or discussion. I was skeptical of buying such a short audiobook, and rightly so.