Invented History, Fabricated Power : The Narrative Shaping of Civilization and Culture / Barry Wood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wood, Barry.

Contributor:

JSTOR (Online Service)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civilization--History.

Civilization.

History.

Power (Social sciences).

Religion--History.

Religion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

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Place of Publication:

London ; New York, NY Anthem Press, 2020.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Cover

Front Matter

Half-Title

Series information

Title page

Copyright information

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgments

About the Cover

Abbreviations

Chapters 1-30

Introduction

Prologue

Part One Kings and Emperors

Chapter 1 Divine Kingship in Mesopotamia

Chapter 2 Pharaohs among the Indestructibles

Chapter 3 Kingship among the Hebrews

Chapter 4 The Deification of Roman Emperors

Chapter 5 The Deva-Rajas in India and Southeast Asia

Chapter 6 The Chinese Mandate from Heaven

Chapter 7 The Japanese Imperial Cult

Part Two Empires before the Common Era

Chapter 8 The Legendary Empire of the Sumerians

Chapter 9 Legendary Empires of Preclassical Greece

Chapter 10 Patriarchs, Exodus, and the Epic of Israel

Chapter 11 Legendary Empires of Ancient India

Chapter 12 The Legendary Founding of Rome

Part Three Founders

Chapter 13 Moses: The Israelite Lawgiver

Chapter 14 Buddha and Legends of Previous Buddhas

Chapter 15 The Savior Narratives

Chapter 16 Muhammad, the Qur'an, and Islam

Chapter 17 The Virgin Mary through the Centuries

Chapter 18 Tonantzin and Our Lady of Guadalupe

Part Four Empires of the Common Era

Chapter 19 Narrative Inventions of the Holy Roman Empire

Chapter 20 The Epic of Kings, Alexander the Great, and the Malacca Sultinate

Chapter 21 The Franks, Charlemagne, and the Chansons De Geste

Chapter 22 The Legendary Kingdom of King Arthur

Chapter 23 Ethiopian Kings and the Ark of the Covenant

Chapter 24 Narratives of the Virgin Queen

Part Five Ideologies

Chapter 25 Discovery: The European Narrative of Power

Chapter 26 Epics of the Portuguese Seaborne Empire

Chapter 27 Dekanawida and the Iroquois League

Chapter 28 The New England Canaan of the Puritans

Chapter 29 The Marxist Classless Society

Chapter 30 Adolph Hitler: Narratives of Aryans and Jews

Epilogue: A Clash of Narratives

End Matter

Bibliography

Chapter 1: Divine Kingship in Mesopotamia

Chapter 2: Pharaohs among the Indestructibles

Chapter 3: Kingship among the Hebrews

Chapter 4: The Deification of Roman Emperors

Chapter 5: The Deva-Rajas in India and Southeast Asia

Chapter 6: The Chinese Mandate from Heaven

Chapter 7: The Japanese Imperial Cult

Chapter 8: The Legendary Empire of the Sumerians

Chapter 9: Legendary Empires of Preclassical Greece

Chapter 10: Patriarchs, Exodus, and the Epic of Israel

Chapter 11: Legendary Empires of Ancient India

Chapter 12: The Legendary Founding of Rome

Chapter 13: Moses: The Israelite Lawgiver

Chapter 14: Buddha and Legends of Previous Buddhas

Chapter 15: The Savior Narratives

Chapter 16: Muhammad, The Qur'an and Islam

Chapter 17: The Virgin Mary through the Centuries

Chapter 18: Tonantzin and Our Lady of Guadalupe

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1785274767

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40030294626

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