LEADER 03258nam  2200697Ia 450 
001 9910451531003321
005 20200520144314.0
010   $a1-280-53480-X
010   $a0-19-534480-4
035   $a(CKB)1000000000409173
035   $a(EBL)430806
035   $a(OCoLC)437115100
035   $a(SSID)ssj0000235393
035   $a(PQKBManifestationID)11924757
035   $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000235393
035   $a(PQKBWorkID)10248193
035   $a(PQKB)11113401
035   $a(MiAaPQ)EBC430806
035   $a(Au-PeEL)EBL430806
035   $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10278018
035   $a(CaONFJC)MIL53480
035   $a(EXLCZ)991000000000409173
100   $a19950724d1996      uy             0
101 0 $aeng
135   $aur|n|---|||||
181   $ctxt
182   $cc
183   $acr
200 10$aReligion & power$b[electronic resource] $epagans, Jews, and Christians in the Greek East /$fDouglas R. Edwards
210   $aNew York $cOxford University Press$d1996
215   $a1 online resource (245 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a0-19-508263-X 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 191-218) and indexes.
327   $aContents; Introduction; 1. Religion and the Symbolics of Power: Message and Significance; 2. The Power Game: Setting the Stage; 3. The Power of the Past; 4. Cosmic Connections: Defining the Arena of Power; 5. Geography and the Sacred: Establishing Power Across the Roman Oikoumene; 6. Cosmic Power Brokers: Human Agents and Divine Emissaries; 7. The Power of the Future; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Author Index; Index; Citations
330   $aThis book contributes to the small but growing literature on the interaction between religion and power in antiquity. Edwards focusses on the eastern ""Greek"" provinces in the first and second centuries A.D.--the period during which Christianity, Judaism, and numerous other religions and cults exploded across the Roman Empire. His purpose is to show how the local elite classes appropriated and manipulated mythic and religious images and practices to establish and consolidate their social, political, and economic power. Edwards considers both archaeological and literary evidence. He examines c
606   $aChurch history$yPrimitive and early church, ca. 30-600
606   $aChristianity and other religions$xGreek
606   $aChristianity and other religions$xRoman
606   $aChristianity and other religions$xJudaism
606   $aJudaism$xRelations$xChristianity
606   $aPower (Social sciences)$zRome
607   $aRome$xReligion
607   $aMiddle East$xReligion
608   $aElectronic books.
615  0$aChurch history
615  0$aChristianity and other religions$xGreek.
615  0$aChristianity and other religions$xRoman.
615  0$aChristianity and other religions$xJudaism.
615  0$aJudaism$xRelations$xChristianity.
615  0$aPower (Social sciences)
676   $a291/.093
676   $a938.09
700   $aEdwards$b Douglas R$0879012
801  0$bMiAaPQ
801  1$bMiAaPQ
801  2$bMiAaPQ
906   $aBOOK
912   $a9910451531003321
996   $aReligion & power$91963013
997   $aUNINA