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Meta-religion : religion and power in world history /
Whereas many textbooks treat the subject of world religions in an apolitical way, as if each religion were a path for individuals seeking wisdom and not a discourse intimately connected with the exercise of power, James W. Laine treats religion and politics as halves of the same whole, tracing their...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oakland, California :
University of California Press,
2014.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Imprint; Subvention; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Introduction; Part One. Religion and Empire in Antiquity, 330 B.C.-710 A.D.; 1. Alexander and Ashoka: Cosmopolitan Empires and Religious Policy from Egypt to India, 330-230 B.C.; 2. Imperial Religion: China to Rome, 250 B.C.-250 A.D.; 3. The Debate over Dharma: Hindus and Buddhists Compete for Ideological Dominance in South Asia; 4. Confessional Religion and Empire before the Rise of Islam; 5. The Rise of Islam and the Early Caliphate, 622-711 A.D.
- Part Two. The Islamic Millennium, 700-1700 A.D.6. Imperial Islam, 690-1500 A.D.; 7. The Great Islamic Empires of the Early Modern Era (ca. 1500-1700); Part Three. The Modern World; 8. Putting Religion in Its Place, I: Reformers, Kings, and Philosophers Challenge the Church; 9. Putting Religion in Its Place, II: Revolution and Religious Freedom; 10. The Contemporary Era: The Worldwide Regime of Meta-Religion; Conclusion; Notes; Suggested Readings; Index.