Title: Religion, empire, and torture
First published: 2007
Description: How does religion stimulate and feed imperial ambitions and violence? This title identifies three core components of an imperial theology that have transhistorical and contemporary relevance: dualistic ethics, a theory of divine election, and a sense of salvific mission. It shows how the religious ideas shaped Achaemenian practice.
Subjects: Religion and politics, Case studies, History, Iran, history, Iran, religion
LC classification: BL