Packed into all major monotheistic religions is a powerful theological punch: apocalypse. This provocative volume explores how apocalyptic visions have expressed themselves in different ways in Judaism, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, and Islam. The contributors also consider how Millennialism has expressed itself in a historical context, and why has it has so powerfully excited the human imagination. The essays demonstrate that the apocalyptic legacy of all four traditions has shaped major currents in human history from the rise of new religions to political revolution.
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Abbas Amanat is Professor of History at Yale University, and Chair of the Council on Middle East Studies, Yale Center for International and Area Studies.
Magnus Bernhardsson is Assistant Professor at Hofstra University.
Magnus Bernhardsson is Assistant Professor at Hofstra University.
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Millennial Hopes and Anxieties!,
By Leonard Selig (Apache Junction, AZ) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Imagining the End: Visions of Apocalypse from the Ancient Middle East to Modern America (Hardcover)
Kudos to the editors for compiling such an impressive group of scholars. The individual contributors offer when read on their own standout scholarly papers that most importantly are also digestable for the interested layperson like myself. This is not to say it is a casual read and it is clearly academic in tone. Some sections and authors were more preferred than others but this may be due the collections admireable breadth of scope. There is however a nice uniformity of quality and purpose through out this collection in it's efforts to elucidate the "origins and the evolution of apocalyptic and millenial ideas and movements in the four major religious traditions... from the pre-modern Islamic era to modern times." Part 1 Origins, was of most interest personally. After finishing the introduction by Abbas Amanat I emerged as if mind on fire. It is clearly not meant to be read in one sitting, but after the intro if you have any passion for the material at all you will be moved to continue. While I was hooked in the intro and most enjoyed the Origins section I found for myself that the true rewards from this rare and comprehensive comparative collection is when taken as a whole. I can truly say this is a gem of a book in the fascinating and important study of Millenialism.
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Now that the public euphoria surrounding the turn of the century is at its ebb, the time has come to reflect on the scholarship on the origins and evolution of millennialism as a historical phenomenon, its multifaceted manifestations, and its lasting grip over the human imagination. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Nat Turner, Book of Revelation, Cold War, Taiping Rebellion, New England, United States, Book of Daniel, Dead Sea, Middle East, Hong Xiuquan, Jesus Christ, Fazlallah Astarabadi, Hal Lindsey, Joseph Smith, Old Testament, Second World War, Soviet Union, Ahura Mazda, Hebrew Bible, John Brown, New York, Western Europe, Joachim of Fiore, Last Things, Liang Afa New!
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Now that the public euphoria surrounding the turn of the century is at its ebb, the time has come to reflect on the scholarship on the origins and evolution of millennialism as a historical phenomenon, its multifaceted manifestations, and its lasting grip over the human imagination. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
prophecy popularizers, religious apocalypticism, biblical apocalypticism, messianic paradigm, millennialist movements, political astrology, metallic ages, prophecy writers, apocalyptic religion, political messianism, apocalyptic groups, earthly millennium, millennial rhetoric, millenarian tradition, millennial era, prophecy belief, millennial visions, popular heresy, apocalyptic ideas, feudal revolution, apocalyptic worldview, biblical apocalypses, apocalyptic perspective, apocalyptic imagination, relative deprivation theory Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Nat Turner, Book of Revelation, Cold War, Taiping Rebellion, New England, United States, Book of Daniel, Dead Sea, Middle East, Hong Xiuquan, Jesus Christ, Fazlallah Astarabadi, Hal Lindsey, Joseph Smith, Old Testament, Second World War, Soviet Union, Ahura Mazda, Hebrew Bible, John Brown, New York, Western Europe, Joachim of Fiore, Last Things, Liang Afa New!
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- The Encyclopedia of Apocalypticism (Vol. 3) by Bernard McGinn on 13 pages
- Taiping Rebellion: History and Documents (Far East & Russian Institute Publications on Asia) by Franz Michael on 9 pages
- The Late Great Planet Earth by Hal Lindsey on 6 pages
- Millennium, Messiahs, and Mayhem: Contemporary Apocalyptic Movements by Thomas Robbins on 5 pages
- Social Change (Foundations of Modern Sociology) by Wilbert E. Moore on 5 pages
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- Messianic Hopes and Mystical Visions: The Nurbakhshiya Between Medieval and Modern Islam (Studies in Comparative Religion) by Shahzad Bashir in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and page 5
- Birth of the Persian Empire: The Idea of Iran, Volume I by Vesta Sarkhosh Curtis in Back Matter
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