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And man created God

a history of the world at the time of Jesus

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An edition of And man created God (2012)

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a history of the world at the time of Jesus

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At the time of Jesus' birth, thousands of people were leaving their families and tribes behind and flocking into brand new multi-ethnic cities. The world was undergoing the first phase of globalization, and in this ferment rulers and ruled turned to religion as a source of order and stability. The world was full of gods, competing and merging with one another. Selina O'Grady takes the reader on a journey across the empires of the ancient world and introduces us to rulers, merchants, messiahs, priests and holy men. Throughout, she seeks to answer why, amongst the countless options available, the empires at the time "chose" the religions they did? Why did China's rulers hitch their fate to Confucianism, a philosophy more than a religion? And why was a tiny Jewish cult eventually adopted by Rome's emperors rather than the far more popular and widespread cult of Isis? O'Grady looks at why and how religions have had such an immense impact on human history and in doing so uncovers the ineradicable connection between politics and religion--a connection which still defines us in our own age.--From publisher description.

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St. Martin's Press
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And Man Created God: A History of the World at the Time of Jesus
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And Man Created God: Kings, Cults and Conquests at the Time of Jesus
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New York, USA
Copyright Date
2012

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Library of Congress
BR162.3 .O37 2013b, BR162.3 .O37 2013, BR162.3.O37 2013b

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Hardcover
Pagination
xxi, 393p.
Number of pages
424

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Open Library
OL25428858M
Internet Archive
andmancreatedgod0000ogra
ISBN 13
9781250016812
LCCN
2012545512

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