Empires and Gods
The Role of Religions in Imperial History
Contributor(s)
Rüpke, Jörg (editor)
Biran, Michal (editor)
Pines, Yuri (editor)
Language
EnglishAbstract
This volume focuses on the thorny relations between empires and religions. All empires employed religious semantics and religious rituals in their practice of rulership, and many invested substantial human and material resources in furthering specific religious ideas or personnel. Many were also challenged by the religious establishment. The contributions explore these dynamics in major Eurasian continental empires throughout history.
Keywords
Empire; Eurasia; Religion; Aniquity; Middle Ages; thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHT History: specific events and topics::NHTQ Colonialism and imperialism; thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRA Religion: general; thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRA Religion: general::QRAC Comparative religion; thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRV Aspects of religion::QRVP Religious life and practiceISBN
9783111342009, 9783111341620, 9783111342023Publisher
De GruyterPublisher website
http://www.degruyter.com/Publication date and place
Berlin/Boston, 2024Imprint
De GruyterSeries
Imperial Histories: Eurasian Empires Compared,Classification
Colonialism and imperialism
Religion: general
Comparative religion
Religious life and practice
Pages
368
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open access