Religion, Empire, and Torture: The Case Of Achaemenian Persia, With A Postscript On Abu Ghraib

Religion, Empire, and Torture: The Case Of Achaemenian Persia, With A Postscript On Abu Ghraib

by Bruce Lincoln (Author)

Synopsis

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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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 194
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 20 Oct 2014

ISBN 10: 022625187X
ISBN 13: 9780226251875