Empire to commonwealth: consequences of monotheism in late antiquity
Auteur :
Fowden, Garth
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691015453
Date de publication :
19 déc. 1994
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
340 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Presents an approach to late antiquity that shows how, from the second-century peak of Rome's prosperity to the ninth-century onset of the Islamic Empire's decline, powerful beliefs in One God were used to justify and strengthen 'world empires'.