A brief history of the end of the world / by Simon Pearson.

By:

Pearson, Simon, 1961-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Carroll & Graf Publishers ; c2006.Edition: 1st Carroll & Graf edDescription: 310 pages ; 20 cmISBN:

9780786718252
0786718250

Other title:

End of the world

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LOC classification:

BT 877 .P43 2006

Contents:

The origins of apocalyptic faith -- The birth of apocalyptic faith -- Visions of the end in Europe: part one -- Visions of the end in Europe: part two -- War and apocalypse in the twentieth century -- Apocalypse in America: part one -- Apocalypse in America: part two -- The end of the world as we know it.

Summary: Most people's concept of the 'end of the world' comes from the book of Revelation. Today, there are an estimated 25 million Christian fundamentalists in the US who believe it will come with the 'Rapture;' others point to an ecological catastrophe, the AIDS pandemic, nuclear and biological warfare. With the benefit of a vast historical canvas, Pearson examines both apocalyptic theory (biblical literature, art, and popular culture) and practice (politics, cults, war, and revolution), from its Biblical beginnings to the Branch Davidians, via the Vikings, the French Revolution, the Pilgrim Fathers, Hitler's Apocalyptic rhetoric, asteroids, Hollywood and suicide bombers. Pearson's illuminating study shows how our pictures of the end of the world have evoked and converged—and are still very much on the agenda.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Open Shelf	Albukhary International University LEVEL 2	BT 877 .P43 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	1100007326

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Originally published: UK : Robinson, 2006.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-300) and index.

The origins of apocalyptic faith --
The birth of apocalyptic faith --
Visions of the end in Europe: part one --
Visions of the end in Europe: part two --
War and apocalypse in the twentieth century --
Apocalypse in America: part one --
Apocalypse in America: part two --
The end of the world as we know it.

Most people's concept of the 'end of the world' comes from the book of Revelation. Today, there are an estimated 25 million Christian fundamentalists in the US who believe it will come with the 'Rapture;' others point to an ecological catastrophe, the AIDS pandemic, nuclear and biological warfare. With the benefit of a vast historical canvas, Pearson examines both apocalyptic theory (biblical literature, art, and popular culture) and practice (politics, cults, war, and revolution), from its Biblical beginnings to the Branch Davidians, via the Vikings, the French Revolution, the Pilgrim Fathers, Hitler's Apocalyptic rhetoric, asteroids, Hollywood and suicide bombers. Pearson's illuminating study shows how our pictures of the end of the world have evoked and converged—and are still very much on the agenda.

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