Religion and empire
Subtitle: people, power, and the life of the spirit
By: Richard A. Horsley.
Series: Facets; Facets (Fortress Press)
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Minneapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 151
Subjects: Religion and politics
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-151).
Table of contents: title: "Classical" and "Tibetan" Buddhism; title: Devotion to Isis in the Roman Empire; title: The revival of Islam and the Iranian revolution; title: Renewal movements and resistance to empire in ancient Judea; title: The Roman emperor cult; title: Christmas, the festival of consumer capitalism; title: Epilogue: Religion as effect of or response to imperial power.