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The dove and the dragon : a cultural history of the apocalypse / Ed Simon.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Simon, Ed (Writer), author.
Contributor:
ProQuest ebook central
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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