Religion, Empire, And Torture

The Case Of Achaemenian Persia, With A Postscript On Abu Ghraib

by Bruce Lincoln
language: english
Publisher: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS, October of 2014 ‧
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Identifying the three core components of an imperial theology that have transhistorical and contemporary relevance: dualistic ethics, a theory of divine election, and a sense of salvific mission, the author shows how these religious ideas shaped Achaemenian practice and brought the Persians unprecedented wealth, power, and territory, and more.

Religion, Empire, And Torture

The Case Of Achaemenian Persia, With A Postscript On Abu Ghraib

by Bruce Lincoln

Property Description
ISBN: 9780226251875
Publisher: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS
Release Date: October of 2014
Language: English
Dimensions: 90 x 60 x 15 mm
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 192
Format: Book
Categories: Books in English > History > History of Asia
EAN: 9780226251875