Religion, empire, and torture [electronic resource] : the case of Achaemenian Persia, with a postscript on Abu Ghraib / Bruce Lincoln.
Material type: TextPublication details: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007Description: xvii, 176 p. : illSubject(s): Achaemenid dynasty, 559-330 B.C | Religion and politics | Religion and politics -- Iran -- Case studies | Iran -- History -- To 640Genre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 935/.05 LOC classification: BL65.P7 | L56 2007Online resources: Click to ViewIncludes bibliographical references (p. 143-167) and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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