Judah under Assyrian Hegemony: A Reexamination of Imperialism and Religion

Judah under Assyrian Hegemony: A Reexamination of Imperialism and Religion

Assyrian imperial policy regarding cult and religion is examined. The view of a monolithic Assyrian imperialism holding sway and enforcing its rule in all areas of the Near East is undocumented; there is not the slightest hint anywhere that the adoption of foreign ways was imposed.

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Biblical literature 1993-10, Vol.112 (3), p.403-414
1. Verfasser: Cogan, Mordechai
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Altars
Christianity
Deportation
Exegesis & hermeneutics
Hegemony
Imperialism
Judaism
Kingdoms
Kings
Oaths
Religion
Religious cults
Religious literature
Sacred texts
Treaties
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Zusammenfassung:Assyrian imperial policy regarding cult and religion is examined. The view of a monolithic Assyrian imperialism holding sway and enforcing its rule in all areas of the Near East is undocumented; there is not the slightest hint anywhere that the adoption of foreign ways was imposed.
ISSN:0021-9231
1934-3876
DOI:10.2307/3267741