Religion, Empire, and Torture : The Case of Achaemenian Persia, with a Postscript on Abu Ghraib
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0226481964
ISBN-13
9780226481968
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Imprint
University of Chicago Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 1st, 2007
Print length
192 Pages
Weight
416 grams
Dimensions
15.00 x 23.60 x 1.90 cms
Ksh 14,400.00
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How does religion stimulate and feed imperial ambitions and violence? This title 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. It shows how the religious ideas shaped Achaemenian practice.
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