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Religion, empire, and torture : the case of Achaemenian Persia, with a postscript on Abu Ghraib / Bruce Lincoln.
LIBRA BL65.P7 L56 2007
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lincoln, Bruce
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Religion and politics.
- Religion and politics--Iran--Case studies.
- Achaemenid dynasty, 559-330 B.C.
- Achaemenid dynasty.
- Iran--History--To 640.
- Iran.
- History.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 176 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Center and periphery
- God's chosen
- Creation
- Microcosms, wonders, paradise
- The dark side of paradise
- Postscript: on Abu Ghraib and some related contemporary matters
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-167) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780226481968
- 0226481964
- OCLC:
- 76786670
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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