Religion, empire, and torture [[electronic resource] ] : the case of Achaemenian Persia, with a postscript on Abu Ghraib / / Bruce Lincoln

• Autore: Lincoln Bruce
• Pubblicazione: Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (195 p.)
• Disciplina: 935/.05
• Soggetto topico: Religion and politics; Religion and politics - Iran
• Soggetto geografico: Iran History To 640
• Soggetto non controllato: achaemenian persia, abu ghraib, religion, empire, imperialism, violence, government, ambition, conquest, invasion, territory, expansion, theology, iran, middle east, dynasty, nonfiction, history, dualism, ethics, divine election, mission, salvation, cosmos, morality, paradise lost, wealth, power, torture, politics, purpose, land rights
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-167) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- Center and periphery -- God's chosen -- Creation -- Microcosms, wonders, paradise -- The dark side of paradise -- Postscript: on Abu Ghraib and some related contemporary matters.
• Sommario/riassunto: How does religion stimulate and feed imperial ambitions and violence? Recently this question has acquired new urgency, and in Religion, Empire, and Torture, Bruce Lincoln approaches the problem via a classic but little-studied case: Achaemenian Persia.Lincoln identifies 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. Beyond this, he asks, how did the Achaemenians understand their place in the cosmos and their moral status in relation
• Titolo autorizzato: Religion, empire, and torture
• ISBN: 1-282-53790-3; 9786612537905; 0-226-48191-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910781068403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II