Cover

Contents

List of Illustrations

Preface

Introduction

PART ONE. RELIGION AND EMPIRE IN ANTIQUITY, 330 B.C.–710 A.D.

1. Alexander and Ashoka: Cosmopolitan Empires and Religious Policy from Egypt to India, 330–230 B.C.

2. Imperial Religion: China to Rome, 250 B.C.–250 A.D.

3. The Debate over Dharma: Hindus and Buddhists Compete for Ideological Dominance in South Asia

4. Confessional Religion and Empire before the Rise of Islam

5. The Rise of Islam and the Early Caliphate, 622–711 A.D.

PART TWO. THE ISLAMIC MILLENNIUM, 700–1700 A.D.

6. Imperial Islam, 690–1500 A.D.

7. The Great Islamic Empires of the Early Modern Era (ca. 1500–1700)

PART THREE. THE MODERN WORLD

8. Putting Religion in Its Place, I: Reformers, Kings, and Philosophers Challenge the Church

9. Putting Religion in Its Place, II: Revolution and Religious Freedom

10. The Contemporary Era: The Worldwide Regime of Meta-Religion

Conclusion

Notes

Suggested Readings

Index

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