Unearthly powers: religious and political change in world history

Why was religion so important for rulers in the pre-modern world? And how did the world come to be dominated by just a handful of religious traditions, especially Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism? Drawing on sociology and anthropology, as well as a huge range of historical literature from all regio...

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Main Author: Strathern, Alan 1975- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge New York, NY Port Melbourne New Delhi Singapore Cambridge University Press 2019
In:Year: 2019
Reviews:[Rezension von: Strathern, Alan, 1975-, Unearthly powers : religious and political change in world history] (2020) (Juergensmeyer, Mark, 1940 -)
[Rezension von: Strathern, Alan, 1975-, Unearthly powers : religious and political change in world history] (2021) (Stanley, Brian, 1953 -)
[Rezension von: Strathern, Alan, 1975-, Unearthly powers : religious and political change in world history] (2020) (Hsia, Ronnie Po-chia, 1955 -)
[Rezension von: Strathern, Alan, 1975-, Unearthly powers : religious and political change in world history] (2020) (Larner, Luke)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Religion / Political change / History
Further subjects:B Religion History
B Religion And Politics History
B Religions
Parallel Edition:Electronic
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