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Religion and power : pagans, Jews, and Christians in the Greek East / / Douglas R. Edwards



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Autore: Edwards Douglas R Visualizza persona
Titolo: Religion and power : pagans, Jews, and Christians in the Greek East / / Douglas R. Edwards Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 1996
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (245 pages)
Disciplina: 291/.093
938.09
Soggetto topico: Church history - Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
Christianity and other religions - Greek
Christianity and other religions - Roman
Christianity and other religions - Judaism
Judaism - Relations - Christianity
Power (Social sciences) - Rome
Soggetto geografico: Rome Religion
Middle East Religion
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-218) and indexes.
Nota di contenuto: Contents; 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
Sommario/riassunto: This 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.
Titolo autorizzato: Religion and power  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-19-774077-4
1-280-53480-X
0-19-534480-4
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910784968203321
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