Religion, Empire, and Torture: The Case of Achaemenian Persia, with a Postscript on Abu Ghraib - Bruce Lincoln - Books - The University of Chicago Press - 9780226251875 - October 20, 2014
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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.

192 pages, 12 halftones, 11 line drawings, 13 tables

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released October 20, 2014
ISBN13 9780226251875
Publishers The University of Chicago Press
Pages 192
Dimensions 150 × 220 × 10 mm   ·   113 g
Language English  

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