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Genghis Khan and the quest for God : how the world's greatest conqueror gave us religious freedom / Jack Weatherford.
"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,"--NoveList.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780735221154
- ISBN: 0735221154
- Physical Description: xxiii, 407 pages : maps ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York, New York : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2016]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-397) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 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. Two 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 unfulfilled law -- The thunderbolt of God. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Altoona Area Public Library | 323.442 WEA (Text) | 33240005228971 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
