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Author Pijl, Kees van der.

Title The foreign encounter in myth and religion : modes of foreign relations and political economy / Kees van der Pijl.

Imprint London ; New York : Pluto Press, 2010.

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 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  327 P633f 2010    ---  Available
Description xv, 243 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series Modes of foreign relations and political economy ; v. 2
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-235) and index.
Contents Tribal foreign relations and mythical ancestry -- Sedentary-nomad encounters in Semitic myth and religion -- Warrior heroes in the Indo-European lineage -- Imperial cosmologies and the nomad counterpoint -- Rival fundamentalisms on the imperial frontier.
Summary The author traces the key characteristics of 'foreign encounters' over time, showing that myth, religion and ethical philosophies have always informed the way that societies have interacted with outsiders.
Subject International relations.
International relations -- History.
Religion and international relations.
International relations -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Politics and Government.
ISBN 9780745323169 (hbk.)
0745323162 (hbk.)

 
    
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