Rethinking Religion Edward Schwarz EAN: 9781111135959

EAN: 9781111135959

This important and wide-ranging work examines a test case for the relationship between the polis and the Hellenistic empire focusing specifically on the interaction between Antiochos III and the cities of Western Asia Minor (226-188 BC)

thesaurus style inclusion of synonyms and antonyms

range of newly authored chapters

opens this volume with a chapter on the firld's great forefathers John van Neumann and Alan Turing

Rethinking Religion Edward Schwarz EAN: 9781111135959The overwhelming majority of people in the world 85% are religious, and more religions are now practiced in the United States than in any other country. Religion plays a critical role in international politics, in the global economy, and in a wide variety of social and cultural interactions on the domestic front. Even though religion is such an integral part of today's world, many Americans have difficulty discussing it publicly. They are often