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Arguing the apocalypse : a theory of millennial rhetoric / Stephen D. O'Leary.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- O'Leary, Stephen D., author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- End of the world.
- End of the world in literature.
- Apocalyptic literature--History and criticism.
- Apocalyptic literature.
- Millennialism--United States.
- Millennialism.
- Millennium (Eschatology).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vi, 314 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Summary:
- Proposing an explanation for the appeal of 'millennialism' by using examples of apocalyptic argument, this text identifies the recurring patterns, showing how and why the Christian apocalypse has been used to support various political stances.
- Notes:
- Originally published: 1994.
- Previously issued in print: 1998.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-773824-9
- 0-19-535296-3
- 0-585-21565-0
- OCLC:
- 476006268
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