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The dove and the dragon : a cultural history of the apocalypse / Ed Simon.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Simon, Ed (Writer), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Eschatology--Comparative studies.
- Eschatology.
- Apocalyptic literature--History and criticism.
- Apocalyptic literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (285 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis : Fortress Press, [2025]
- Contents:
- Introduction. The eternal prelude to Armageddon
- In the beginning was the end : Judaism and the prophets
- Hell followed with him : early Christianity and the Church Fathers
- The first millennium approaches : Islam and Christianity in the early Middle Ages
- The broken seal : mystical millenarians of the Middle Ages
- Rebirthing the end : Renaissance humanism and reformation apocalypticism
- The whores of Babylon : apocalypse in the Early Modern period
- Visions of the last judgement : rationalizing the apocalypse
- A terrible swift sword : Armageddon in the nineteenth-century
- Ending all over again : modernity, secularism, and apocalypse
- Hoofbeats of the horsemen : the future and apocalypse?
- Epilogue. Monsters of the anthropocene.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 11, 2025).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Simon, Ed Dove and the dragon
- ISBN:
- 9798889834625
- Publisher Number:
- 40032808130
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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