The American Cyrus: How an Ancient King Became a Political Tool for Voter Mobilization
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چکیده
During the 2016 presidential election, Evangelical supporters of Donald Trump presented him as a modern version ancient King Cyrus Persia. To many conservative Christians, comparison offered justification voting for candidate whose character supposedly was at odds with their Christian virtues. Subsequent to his inauguration, idea being an American continued develop and circulate. It is aim this article deepen understanding political tool in West explain how he ended up means mobilize voters. With emphasis on last 250 years, looks various personalities have been compared or Cyruses. Based these examples, it develops typology, arguing that can be best understood different types subtypes, which several applied Trump. The demonstrates subtypes separate evolutionary lines, turn attributed goals functions.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Religions
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2077-1444']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/rel12050354