by Bruce Lincoln (Author)
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.
Format: Illustrated
Pages: 194
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 20 Oct 2014
ISBN 10: 022625187X
ISBN 13: 9780226251875