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A Doomsday Reader : Prophets, Predictors, and Hucksters of Salvation.

The approach of the year 2000 has made the study of apocalyptic movements trendy. But groups anticipating the end of the world will continue to predict Armageddon even after the calendar clicks to triple 0s. A Doomsday Reader brings together pronouncements, edicts, and scriptures written by prominen...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Daniels, Ted
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : NYU Press, 1999.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The approach of the year 2000 has made the study of apocalyptic movements trendy. But groups anticipating the end of the world will continue to predict Armageddon even after the calendar clicks to triple 0s. A Doomsday Reader brings together pronouncements, edicts, and scriptures written by prominent apocalyptic movements from a wide range of traditions and ideologies to offer an exceptional look into their belief systems. Focused on attaining paradise, millenarianism often anticipates great, cosmic change. While most think of religious belief as motivating such fervor, Daniels' comparative ap.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (265 pages)
ISBN:9780814744048
0814744044