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This text takes the reader on a geographical and intellectual journey across the evolving empires and kingdoms of the ancient world. Through evocations of individual rulers and holy men, Selina O'Grady shows how emperors sought to shape religion to their ends, and how religion shaped emperors and their subjects.
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Selina O'Grady has had a lifelong interest in history and religious affairs. She was a producer of BBC1's moral documentary series Heart of the Matter presented by Joan Bakewell, Channel 4's live open-ended chat show After Dark and was also a producer on Radio 4's history series Leviathan. She has reviewed regularly for the San Francisco Chronicle, Literary Review and Tablet, and she is the co-editor of two books: Great Spirits: The Fifty-Two Christians who Most Influenced their Millennium and A Deep But Dazzling Darkness, an anthology from Anglo-Saxon to modern times of the experience of belief and disbelief.
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This is a dazzling, dizzying, compelling panorama of the world that Jesus knew and the worlds he had never heard of. Selina O'Grady shows us the overall map of what were really a series of interlocking but very distinct worlds... which come alive with her remarkable command of detail... It is a remarkable book.... I cannot think of anyone who will not learn a huge amount from reading this book. * Tablet * In her sweeping account of relations between faith and power at the dawn of the Christian era, Selina O'Grady presents the political uses of pagan religion, set amid all the luxury and decadence of Roman life, with great relish and descriptive power... The result is an enjoyable, informative romp through the subject of comparative religion... With accomplished journalistic flair, she posits answers with far greater confidence than any academic, choking on footnotes, could muster. * Economist * A masterful narrative, clearly told, with great panache, insight and humour. It should be required reading for anyone, Christian or otherwise, who has an interest in the historical context in which the 'mystery cult of Yaweh' became one of the dominant forces in the world. -- Manda Scott * Independent * The evocative detail is excellent... Entertaining. * The Sunday Times *
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