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Author

Lincoln, Bruce.

Title Religion, empire, and torture [electronic resource] : the case of Achaemenian Persia, with a postscript on Abu Ghraib / Bruce Lincoln.

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Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007.

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Available to Pittsburg State University patrons only.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe ProQuest E-Book	Electronic Book	---	Available

Description	xvii, 176 p. : ill.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-167) and index.
Contents	Introduction -- Center and periphery -- God's chosen -- Creation -- Microcosms, wonders, paradise -- The dark side of paradise -- Postscript: on Abu Ghraib and some related contemporary matters.
Reproduction	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject	Achaemenid dynasty, 559-330 B.C.
	Religion and politics.
	Religion and politics -- Iran -- Case studies.
	Iran -- History -- To 640.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN	9780226481968 (cloth : alk. paper)
	0226481964 (cloth : alk. paper)