RT Book
T1 Imperial Cults: Religion and Empire in Early China and Rome
A1 Robinson, Rebecca
LA English
PP Oxford
PB Oxford University Press, Incorporated
YR 2023
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1846629411
AB 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.
NO Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources
SN 9780197666050
K1 Religion and politics-China
K1 Rome-History-Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D
K1 China-Politics and government-221 B.C.-220 A.D
K1 Electronic books