The book traces what people believed, how traditions changed, and what evidence survives. It does not decide whether one god, many gods, or any gods exist. Evidence notes stay available without interrupting the narration.
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Historical — people, objects, and events studied from evidence.
Religious tradition — beliefs in the terms of their communities.
Literary — characters and scenes inside ancient texts.
Modern interpretation — recent theories traced to their sources.