Ultimate devotion
Subtitle: the historical impact and archaeological expression of intense religious movements
By: Yoav Arbel.
Series: Approaches to anthropological archaeology
Publisher: Equinox Pub.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London; Oakville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9781845532260
Subjects: Religious fanaticism -- Political aspects -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A theory of religious intensification; title: God and country; title: One God, one way; title: A quest for immediate salvation; title: Messianic hopes shattered; title: History, archaeology, and religious ideology; title: Uprising in Judea; title: Narrative of crisis; title: The sacred contract; title: Unearthing religious intensity; title: Between Jericho and Rome.