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Religion, empire, and torture the case of Achaemenian Persia, with a postscript on Abu Ghraib

Title
Religion, empire, and torture [electronic resource] : the case of Achaemenian Persia, with a postscript on Abu Ghraib / Bruce Lincoln.
Author
Lincoln, Bruce.
Publication
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007.

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Description
1 online resource (xvii, 176 p.) : ill.
Uniform Title
Religion, empire, and torture (Online)
Alternative Title
Religion, empire, and torture (Online)
Subject
  • Achaemenid dynasty, 559-330 B.C
  • Religion and politics
  • Religion and politics > Iran > Case studies
  • Iran > History > To 640
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-167) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
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
LCCN
2006037841
OCLC
ssj0000342297
Author
Lincoln, Bruce.
Title
Religion, empire, and torture [electronic resource] : the case of Achaemenian Persia, with a postscript on Abu Ghraib / Bruce Lincoln.
Imprint
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-167) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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