The quest for power
Subtitle: religion and politics
By: Samuel Slipp
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Pitchstone Pub.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Charlottesville, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 199
ISBN-13: 9780972887595
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-188) and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: Preface; title: Overview; title: The impact of social context on belief; title: Maintaining the illusion of power by using anti-semitism; title: Jesus seeking freedom by the power of religion; title: The Gnostic Gospels : power through knowledge; title: Paul's creation of Christianity : a religion about Jesus; title: Emperor Constantine : Christianity used for power; title: Maintaining the illusion of divine power; title: Freud as conquistador : power through knowledge; title: Individual power of compliance to power; title: Biological adaptation and cultural survival; title: Power from the bottom up or from the top down.