Religion & power : pagans, Jews, and Christians in the Greek East / Douglas R. Edwards.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Edwards, Douglas R., author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.

Church history.

Christianity and other religions--Greek religion.

Christianity and other religions.

Christianity and other religions--Roman religion.

Christianity and other religions--Judaism.

Judaism--Relations--Christianity.

Judaism.

Power (Social sciences)--Rome.

Power (Social sciences).

Rome--Religion.

Rome.

Middle East--Religion.

Middle East.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (245 pages)

Other Title:

Religion and power

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book contributes to the small but growing literature on the interaction between religion and power in antiquity. Edwards focusses on the eastern ""Greek"" provinces in the first and second centuries A.D.--the period during which Christianity, Judaism, and numerous other religions and cults exploded across the Roman Empire. His purpose is to show how the local elite classes appropriated and manipulated mythic and religious images and practices to establish and consolidate their social, political, and economic power. Edwards considers both archaeological and literary evidence.

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; 1. Religion and the Symbolics of Power: Message and Significance; 2. The Power Game: Setting the Stage; 3. The Power of the Past; 4. Cosmic Connections: Defining the Arena of Power; 5. Geography and the Sacred: Establishing Power Across the Roman Oikoumene; 6. Cosmic Power Brokers: Human Agents and Divine Emissaries; 7. The Power of the Future; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Author Index; Index; Citations

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 1996.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-218) and indexes.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-774077-4

1-280-53480-X

0-19-534480-4

OCLC:

437115100