Empire to commonwealth : consequences of monotheism in late antiquity /
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Language: English
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
1993.
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Call Number: DF531 .F69 1993
Table of Contents:
- 1. The world's two eyes: Iran, Rome, and the pursuit of world empire The geographical focus Iran, the Greeks, and Polytheist Rome Sasanian universalism 2. Polytheist Rome: Toward cultural universalism within empire Seeds of polytheist universalism Alexandria Rome The third century Julian and Helios-Mithras Universalism and Rome's identity 3. The Fertile Crescent: Cultural universalism between and beyond empires The Sabians of Harran Judaism Manichaeism Christianity 4. Constantine: Christian empire and crusade Antecedents of Christian Rome Constantine's strategy Empire and Church Mission Iran 5. The First Byzantine Commonwealth: Interactions of political and cultural universalism The geographical focus Iberia and Armenia Southern Arabia and Ethiopia Nubia The Arabs Christians of Iran and beyond The politico-cultural entity 6. Islam: World empire, then commonwealth The building of world empire Empire and religion The Islamic Commonwealth.