Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-181) and index.
Contents:
"The shepherd who brings peace" : shepherd-kingship in the ancient Near East -- "Shepherd of the people" : divinity and violence in the Greco-Roman world -- The shepherd-victim as lawgiver : the good shepherd in the early church -- Pastor Francorum : church and state in the early Middle Ages.
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