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? 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 transhi...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Lincoln, Bruce (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007.
Sujets:
Achaemenid dynasty, > 559-330 B.C.
To 640
Religion and politics.
Religion and politics > Iran > Case studies.
Religion et politique.
Religion et politique > Iran > Études de cas.
HISTORY > Civilization.
Religion and politics
Godsdienst.
Achaemeniden.
Koningschap.
Imperialisme.
Iran > History > To 640.
Iran > Histoire > Jusqu'à 651.
Iran
Perzische rijk.
Electronic books.
Case studies
History
Case studies.
Études de cas.
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