Rebecca Robinson (Assistant Profess Assistant Professor of History

Imperial Cults

Religion and Politics in the Early Han and Roman Empires

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juni 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 168mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 440g
• ISBN-13: 9780197666043
• ISBN-10: 0197666043
• Artikelnr.: 67734681

Autorenporträt

Rebecca Robinson is Assistant Professor of History at Hong Kong Baptist University.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Transitions to Empire in Early China and Rome
3. State Cult in Early China and Rome
4. Reshaping Religious Institutions
5. Expanding Influence
6. Communicating Imperial Authority
7. Redefining Ceremony
8. Conclusion
Bibliography