The Priest and the Great King : Temple-Palace Relations in the Persian Empire / / Lisbeth S. Fried

• Autore: Fried Lisbeth S
• Pubblicazione: Winona Lake, Indiana : , : Eisenbrauns, , 2004; ©2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xv, 266 pages) : map
• Disciplina: 322/.1/0935
• Soggetto topico: König; Staat (politicologie); Tempels; Religion; Staatsform; Satrapie; Priester; Politik; Temples; Religion and politics; Politics and government; Religion and politics - Middle East - History - To 1500; Temples - Middle East - History - To 1500
• Soggetto geografico: Iran Politics and government To 640; Iran Altertum; Middle East; Iran; Iran History To 640; Iran Politics and government
• Soggetto genere / forma: Hochschulschrift; History
• Note generali: Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--New York University.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-258) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- Temple-palace relations in Babylonia -- Temple-palace relations in Egypt -- Temple-palace relations in Asia Minor -- Temple-palace relations in Yehud -- Conclusion -- Appendix.
• Sommario/riassunto: The wars that periodically engulfed the Levant in the fourth century temporarily pulled the ruling governors and satraps away from Judah, and during these times, the Judaean priesthood may have capitalized on the brief absence of Persian officials to mint coins, but they achieved their longed-for independence only much later, under the Maccabees."--Jacket.; "Lisbeth S. Fried's study investigates the impact of Achaemenid rule on the political power of local priesthoods during the 6th-4th centuries B.C.E. Scholars typically assume that, as long as tribute was sent to Susa, the capital of the Achaemenid Empire, subject peoples remained autonomous. Fried's work challenges this assumption. She examines the inscriptions, coins, temple archives, and literary texts from Babylon, Egypt, Asia Minor, and Judah and concludes that there was no local autonomy. The only people with power in the Empire were Persians and their appointees. This was true for Judah as well. The High Priest had no real power; there was no theocracy.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Priest and the Great King
• ISBN: 1-57506-550-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910808863603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Biblical and Judaic studies ; ; v. 10.