Apocalyptic anxiety: religion, science and America's obsession with the end of the world

"Aveni traces the sources of American culture's obsession with predicting the apocalypse. He explores why Americans take millennial claims seriously, where and how end-of-the-world predictions emerge, how they develop with reference to a broader historical trajectory, and what we can learn...

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1. Verfasser: Aveni, Anthony F. 1938- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Boulder University Press of Colorado [2016]
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Zusammenfassung:"Aveni traces the sources of American culture's obsession with predicting the apocalypse. He explores why Americans take millennial claims seriously, where and how end-of-the-world predictions emerge, how they develop with reference to a broader historical trajectory, and what we can learn from doomsday predictions of the past"...
Beschreibung:Includes index
Beschreibung:xv, 252 Seiten Illustrationen 23 cm
ISBN:9781607324706

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