Religion in the Achaemenid Persian Empire: Emerging Judaisms and Trends

by Diana Vikander Edelman

The Achaemenid Persian imperial rulers have long been held to have exercised a policy of religious tolerance within their widespread provinces and among their dependencies. The fourteen articles in this volume explore aspects of the dynamic interaction between the imperial and the local levels that impacted primarily on local religious practices. Some of the articles deal with emerging forms of Judaism under Achaemenid hegemony, others with Achaemenid...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3161539605
• ISBN13: 9783161539602
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
• Length: 390 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.8" x 9.5"