Description
About the Author
Rebecca Robinson is Assistant Professor of History at Hong Kong Baptist University.
Reviews
In a trailblazing comparative study that casts new light on the workings of the Han and Roman empires, Robinson compellingly analyzes how two of the most powerful rulers of the ancient world remade religious institutions to support their grand political ambitions." - Walter Scheidel, Dickason Professor in the Humanities and Professor of History, Stanford University
Imperial Cults is a brilliant work of comparative history that makes a significant contribution to our knowledge of the complex nexus of religion, politics, order, knowledge, authority, and power in these two ancient empires at crucial moments in their respective projects of imperial consolidation." - Carlos F. Norena, Professor of History, University of California, Berkeley
Imperial Cults makes its case in eight well-argued chapters... Highly recommended. * Choice *
Comparative history is a growing subfield of world history, within which comparative studies of Han China and Rome are particularly notable. Imperial Cults is an innovative contribution to this scholarship. Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty. * Choice *
It is impressive to have mastered two separate bodies of source material and scholarly historiographies, and the bibliography here is suitably expansive. * James Corke - Webster, Greece & Rome *
Book Information
ISBN 9780197666043
Author Rebecca Robinson
Format Hardback
Page Count 208
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 431g
Dimensions(mm) 168mm * 226mm * 31mm