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Religion, Empire, and Torture

- The Case of Achaemenian Persia, with a Postscript on Abu Ghraib

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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.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780226251875
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 192
  • Udgivet:
  • 20. oktober 2014
  • Størrelse:
  • 15x23x1 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 113 g.
  • BLACK NOVEMBER
Leveringstid: 2-3 uger
Forventet levering: 10. december 2024

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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.

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