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Edwards, Douglas R.

Religion & power : pagans, Jews, and Christians in the Greek East / Religion and power pagans, Jews and Christians in the Greek East Douglas R. Edwards. - New York : Oxford University Press, 1996. - 1 online resource (x, 234 pages)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-218) and indexes.

Religion and the symbolics of power : message and significance -- The power game : setting the stage -- The power of the past -- Cosmic connections : defining the arena of power -- Geography and the sacred : establishing power across the Roman oikoumene -- Cosmic power brokers : human agents and divine emissaries -- The power of the future.

ISBN: 9780195344806 (electronic bk.) 0195344804 (electronic bk.) (Cloth)

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
30-600

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
Christianity and other religions--Greek.
Christianity and other religions--Roman.
Christianity and other religions--Judaism.
Judaism--Relations--Christianity.
Power (Social sciences)--Rome.
Église--Histoire--ca 30-600 (Église primitive)
Christianisme--Relations--Religion grecque.
Christianisme--Relations--Religion romaine.
Christianisme--Relations--Judaïsme.
Judaïsme--Relations--Christianisme.
Pouvoir (Sciences sociales)--Rome.
RELIGION--Comparative Religion.
Christianity.
Church history--Primitive and early church.
Greeks--Religion.
Interfaith relations.
Judaism.
Power (Social sciences)
Religion.
Romans--Religion.
Vroege kerk.
Macht.
Heidendom.
Jodendom.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Rome--Religion.
Middle East--Religion.
Rome--Religion.
Middle East.
Rome (Empire)

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: BR185 / .E38 1996eb

Dewey Class. No.: 291/.093