Religion, empire, and torture the case of Achaemenian Persia, with a postscript on Abu Ghraib / [electronic resource] :
Bruce Lincoln.
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007.
- xvii, 176 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-167) and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Achaemenid dynasty, 559-330 B.C.
Religion and politics. Religion and politics--Iran--Case studies.