Religion, empire, and torture : the case of Achaemenian Persia, with a postscript on Abu Ghraib /
How does religion stimulate and feed imperial ambitions and violence? Recently this question has acquired new urgency, and in Religion, Empire, and Torture, Bruce Lincoln approaches the problem via a classic but little-studied case: Achaemenian Persia. Lincoln identifies three core components of an...
| Основен автор: | Lincoln, Bruce. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
2007.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=312200 |
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Print version::
Religion, empire, and torture. |
| Резюме: |
How does religion stimulate and feed imperial ambitions and violence? Recently this question has acquired new urgency, and in Religion, Empire, and Torture, Bruce Lincoln approaches the problem via a classic but little-studied case: Achaemenian Persia. Lincoln identifies 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. Beyond this, he asks, how did the Achaemenians understand their place in the cosmos and their moral status in relation to others? Why did they feel c. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xvii, 176 pages) : illustrations |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-167) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780226481913 0226481913 |