Cargando…

The Apocalyptic Complex : Perspectives, Histories, Persistence /

The essays included in this volume explore the everyday relevance of the apocalyptic in contemporary society, culture, and politics, side by side with the various histories of apocalyptic ideas and movements. In particular, they seek to better understand the ways in which perceptions of the apocalyp...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Riedl, Matthias (Editor ), Marno, David (Editor ), Al-Bagdadi, Nadia (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Central European University Press, 2018.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo

MARC

LEADER 00000cam a22000004a 4500
001 musev2_62788
003 MdBmJHUP
005 20230905050448.0
006 m o d
007 cr||||||||nn|n
008 160725t20182018hu o 00 0 eng d
010 |z  2016034380 
020 |a 9786155225383 
020 |z 9786155225260 
035 |a (OCoLC)954038513 
040 |a MdBmJHUP  |c MdBmJHUP 
245 0 4 |a The Apocalyptic Complex :   |b Perspectives, Histories, Persistence /   |c edited by Nadia Al-Bagdadi, David Marno, Matthias Riedl. 
264 1 |a New York :  |b Central European University Press,  |c 2018. 
264 3 |a Baltimore, Md. :  |b Project MUSE,   |c 2018 
264 4 |c ©2018. 
300 |a 1 online resource (432 pages). 
336 |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a computer  |b c  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a online resource  |b cr  |2 rdacarrier 
490 0 |a Comparative studies in religion, history, and society 
505 0 |a Cover; Title page; copyright page; Table of Contents; Introduction by Matthias Riedl and David Marno: The Resilience of the Apocalyptic; Part I Perspectives; The Varieties of Millennial Experience; Apocalyptic Violence; The Psychology of Apocalypticism; Part II The Middle Ages; The Chained Messiah: The Taming of the Apocalyptic Complex in Jewish Mystical Eschatology; God's Chronography and Dissipative Time; Christendom, Crusade, and the End of Days: The Dream of World Conversion (1099-1274); From the Last Emperor to the Sleeping Emperor: The Evolution of a Myth; Part III Transformations 
505 0 |a Radical Hopes: Apocalyptic Longing in Nineteenth-Century PhilosophyPolitical Religions, Apocalypticism, and the End of History: Some Considerations; Eve's Last Dream; Part IV Persistence; Ukrainian Millennialism: A Historical Overview; Abu Musab Al-Suri and Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi: The Apocalyptic Theorist and the Apocalyptic Practitioner; "His Dark Materials." The Early Apocalypticism of Enoch Recycled in Modern and Postmodern Times; Appendices; Appendix I Elements of Online Apocalypticism; Appendix IISelect Bibliography for the Study of Apocalypticism; About the Authors; Index; Back cover 
520 |a The essays included in this volume explore the everyday relevance of the apocalyptic in contemporary society, culture, and politics, side by side with the various histories of apocalyptic ideas and movements. In particular, they seek to better understand the ways in which perceptions of the apocalyptic diverge in the American, European, and Arab worlds. Including leading experts of the field like David Cook, Michael Gillespie, Moshe Idel, Richard Landes, or Charles Strozier, our authors re-evaluate some of the traditional views on apocalypticism and the apocalyptic in light of recent political. 
588 |a Description based on print version record. 
650 7 |a Apocalyptic literature.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst00811395 
650 7 |a RELIGION  |x History.  |2 bisacsh 
650 7 |a RELIGION  |x Theology.  |2 bisacsh 
650 7 |a RELIGION  |x Christianity  |x General.  |2 bisacsh 
650 7 |a BODY, MIND & SPIRIT  |x Gaia & Earth Energies.  |2 bisacsh 
650 6 |a Litterature apocalyptique  |x Histoire et critique. 
650 0 |a Apocalyptic literature  |x History and criticism. 
655 7 |a Criticism, interpretation, etc.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst01411635 
655 7 |a Electronic books.   |2 local 
700 1 |a Riedl, Matthias,  |e editor. 
700 1 |a Marno, David,  |e editor. 
700 1 |a Al-Bagdadi, Nadia,  |e editor. 
710 2 |a Project Muse.  |e distributor 
830 0 |a Book collections on Project MUSE. 
856 4 0 |z Texto completo  |u https://projectmuse.uam.elogim.com/book/62788/ 
945 |a Project MUSE - Custom Collection 
945 |a Project MUSE - 2018 Complete 
945 |a Project MUSE - 2018 Literature