Piety and politics The dynamics of royal authority in Homeric Greece, biblical Israel, and old Babylonian Mesopotamia Dale Launderville

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TextLanguage: 0 eng Publication details: U.S.A.; William B. Eerdmans; 2003Description: 407tr; Hardcover; 24cmISBN:

0802839940

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Kings and rulers -- Religious aspects -- Israel

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291.177093
D139-L38

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Summary: Ancient kings who did not honor the gods overlooked an indispensable means for ruling effectively in their communities. In many traditional societies, royal authority was regarded as a divine gift bestowed according to the quality of the king's relationship to God or the gods and to the people. The tension and the harmony within these human and divine relationships demanded that the king repeatedly strive to integrate the community's piety with his political strategies.

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Ancient kings who did not honor the gods overlooked an indispensable means for ruling effectively in their communities. In many traditional societies, royal authority was regarded as a divine gift bestowed according to the quality of the king's relationship to God or the gods and to the people. The tension and the harmony within these human and divine relationships demanded that the king repeatedly strive to integrate the community's piety with his political strategies.

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