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Apocalyptic movements in contemporary politics : Christian and Jewish Zionism / Carlo Aldrovandi, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
LIBRA DS149.5.I75 A53 2014
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Aldrovandi, Carlo, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Zionism--Israel.
- Zionism.
- Christian Zionism.
- Israel.
- Christian Zionism--United States.
- Religion and politics.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 257 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Houndmills, Basingstroke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
- Contents:
- 1 Meaning at the End 11
- The eschaton 13
- The abolition of history 14
- The everlasting Covenant 15
- 'Now already,' but 'not yet' 19
- Defining the Apocalypse 22
- The Zoroastrian lore 27
- Birth pangs 29
- Origins is the goal 32
- 2 Millenarianism, Messianism and Absolute Politics 36
- Messianism 38
- Palingenesis 42
- Pre- and postmillennialism 45
- Apocalyptic and naturalistic messianism 49
- An eschaton beyond reach 52
- A creative tension 54
- Forcing the End 55
- The transitional phase 58
- 3 Jewish Religious Zionism 62
- A revolutionary counter-society 65
- An anti-messianic undertaking 70
- The Haredi world 75
- The Religious Zionist synthesis 79
- The Kookist triangle 80
- The Lurianic lore 82
- Saving God 84
- A perfect symmetry 85
- Saints despite themselves 88
- Eretz Yisrael 92
- A medium of religious performance 96
- The Messianic Age 99
- A 'Torahcratic republic' 101
- Between June 1967 and October 1973 105
- Gush Emunim as a revitalization movement 108
- The 'Mcjihad' paradox 111
- Normalization 116
- Yamit 119
- The apocalyptic turn 121
- 4 US Christian Zionism 129
- Dispensationalism 135
- The cult of the text 137
- Dual Covenant 142
- Restorationism 143
- Purging Eretz Yisrael 145
- The seeds of Amalek 150
- People who must dwell alone 155
- Jacob's troubles 156
- Vertical escapism 157
- The Armageddon complex 160
- Jerusalem as a thermometer 161
- Utopian peace 162
- Giving up on the world 164
- Participatory shift 167
- The politics of the Apocalypse 169
- Pastor Hagee's two hats 175
- Adversus loudaeos 181
- An ironic over-assurance 192
- 5 Cultural Apocalypse 195
- A nation tottering on the brink of chaos 196
- A new 'plausibility structure' 201
- Axis of evil 206
- The end of the Apocalypse? 217.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780230280410
- 0230280412
- OCLC:
- 870285428
- Publisher Number:
- 99958860565
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