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Soldier, priest, and god : a life of Alexander the Great / F.S. Naiden.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Naiden, F. S., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C--Religion.
- Alexander.
- Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C.
- Religion.
- Greece--Kings and rulers--Biography.
- Greece.
- Kings and rulers.
- Generals--Greece--Biography.
- Generals.
- Middle East--Religion.
- Middle East.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 407 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]
- Summary:
- "This is the first life of Alexander the Great to explore his religious experience, to put his experience in Egypt and Asia on a par with his Macedonian upbringing and Greek education, and to explain how the European conqueror became a Moslem saint"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The Mediterranean comes of age
- A Macedonian priest-king
- The s-curve
- The throne of Tyre
- The throne of Egypt
- The throne of Babylon
- A vacant throne
- Sogdian in-laws
- Self-defeat
- Persian in-laws
- The waters of life
- Dead men and a living king.
- Notes:
- Maps on endpapers.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Naiden, F.S. Soldier, priest, and god.
- ISBN:
- 9780190875343
- 0190875348
- OCLC:
- 1047531860
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