Imperial Cults: Religion and Empire in Early China and Rome
Imperial Cults looks at the role of religious institutions in shaping imperial authority in Ancient China and Rome. By examining the changes made by rulers of each state, Emperor Wu of Han and Octavian Augustus, in Rome, it demonstrates that both rulers reshaped their respective religious institutio...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
2023
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| Dans: | Année: 2023 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Rome-History-Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D
B China-Politics and government-221 B.C.-220 A.D B Electronic books B Religion and politics-China |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Édition parallèle: | Erscheint auch als: 9780197666043 |
| Résumé: | Imperial Cults looks at the role of religious institutions in shaping imperial authority in Ancient China and Rome. By examining the changes made by rulers of each state, Emperor Wu of Han and Octavian Augustus, in Rome, it demonstrates that both rulers reshaped their respective religious institutions in order to consolidate both religious and political authority. |
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| ISBN: | 0197666051 |