Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vii
Introduction 1 (12)
PART ONE Religion Constructed by Imperial Elites
1. "Classical" and "Tibetan" Buddhism 13 (13)
2. Devotion to Isis in the Roman Empire 26 (21)
PART TWO Religion in Resistance to Empire
3. The Revival of Islam and the Iranian 47 (27)
Revolution
4. Renewal Movements and Resistance to Empire 74 (21)
in Ancient Judea
PART THREE Religion of Empire
5. The Roman Emperor Cult 95 (11)
6. Christmas, the Festival of Consumer 106(21)
Capitalism
Epilogue: Religion as Effect of or Response to 127(8)
Imperial Power
Notes 135
