Jenkins, Philip
Kingdoms of This World: How Empires Have Made and Remade Religions
- ISBN 13:
- 9781481319935
- author:
- Jenkins, Philip
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Baylor University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2024
- Pages:
- 296
- Dimensions:
- 23.6 x 16.1 x 3.5 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Nonfiction
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The world's great religions have been shaped by their encounters with successive empires. This profound impact is essential to understanding the history and development of faiths. Empires have played a crucial role in spreading religions, often favoring or suppressing certain traditions. From the spread of Christianity through the Roman Empire to the global dissemination of Buddhism under the Mongols, Philip Jenkins explores how empires have influenced the growth and evolution of various world religions. This study also examines the legacy of imperial contexts on modern faiths, revealing striking similarities between ancient and contemporary religious landscapes. By tracing the complex relationships between empires and faiths across time and space, Kingdoms of This World offers a comprehensive and innovative survey of this critical topic in the history of religion.
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