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Weatherford, Jack,
1946-
Genghis Khan and the quest for God
[BOOK] :
how the world's greatest conqueror gave us religious freedom /
Jack Weatherford.
New York :
Viking,
2016.
xxiii, 407 pages :
maps ;
24 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
The anger of the gods -- Becoming Temujin -- The teeth that eat men -- The golden whip of heaven -- Wisdom of the steppe -- Conflicting selves -- Becoming Genghis Khan -- Messenger of light -- Jesus of the steppe -- The making of the Mongol nation -- Guardians of the flame -- Becoming the world conqueror -- Wings of one bird -- God's omnipotence -- The thumb of fate -- Wild man from the mountain -- The Confucian and the unicorn -- Becoming a god -- The last campaign -- War, inside and out -- Burning the books -- Life after death -- The thunderbolt of God.
"Reveals how Genghis Khan harnessed the power of religion to rule the largest empire the world has ever known. By the New York Times best-selling author of Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World".
20161223.
Genghis Khan
1162-1227
Religion.
Religion and state.
Freedom of religion
History.
Religions
Relations.
Religion and politics.
Mongolia
Religion.