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Religion and empire : people, power, and the life of the spirit / Richard A. Horsley.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Facets (Fortress Press)Publication details: Minneapolis : Fortress Press, c2003.Description: ix, 151 p. ; 18 cmISBN:
  • 0800636317
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 322/.1 22
LOC classification:
  • BL65.P7 H69 2003
Contents:
"Classical" and "Tibetan" Buddhism -- Devotion to Isis in the Roman Empire -- The revival of Islam and the Iranian revolution -- Renewal movements and resistance to empire in ancient Judea -- The Roman emperor cult -- Christmas, the festival of consumer capitalism -- Epilogue: Religion as effect of or response to imperial power.
Item type: Book
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-151).

"Classical" and "Tibetan" Buddhism -- Devotion to Isis in the Roman Empire -- The revival of Islam and the Iranian revolution -- Renewal movements and resistance to empire in ancient Judea -- The Roman emperor cult -- Christmas, the festival of consumer capitalism -- Epilogue: Religion as effect of or response to imperial power.

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