Imagining the end : visions of apocalypse from the ancient Middle East to modern America / edited by Abbas Amanat and Magnus Bernhardsson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Amanat, Abbas.

Bernhardsson, Magnus Thorkell

George R. Fink Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Millennialism.

Eschatology.

Apocalyptic literature.

Physical Description:

xi, 416 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : I. B. Tauris ; New York : Distributed in the U.S.A by St. Martin's Press, 2002.

Summary:

Packed into all major monotheistic religions is a powerful theological punch: apocalypse. This provocative volume explores how apocalyptic visions have expressed themselves in different ways in Judaism, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, and Islam. The contributors also consider how Millennialism has expressed itself in a historical context, and why has it has so powerfully excited the human imagination. The essays demonstrate that the apocalyptic legacy of all four traditions has shaped major currents in human history from the rise of new religions to political revolution.

Notes:

includes bibliographical references (pages 393-405) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George R. Fink Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

1860647243

OCLC:

48193894