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The Dove and the Dragon
- A Cultural History of the Apocalypse
Af: Ed Simon
Engelsk
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
285
ISBN-13:
9798889834618
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
8889834617
Udg. Dato:
12 aug 2025
Størrelse i cm:
22,8 x 15,2 x 2,1
Oplagsdato:
12 aug 2025
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The Dove and the Dragon

- A Cultural History of the Apocalypse
Af: Ed Simon
Engelsk
Paperback 2025
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No Western religious concept has been as socially, culturally, economically, and politically significant as that of the apocalypse. Neither heaven and hell, nor sin and salvation, nor even God and the devil have merited the attention of billions of people in the manner that belief in the end of the world has. Apocalyptic thinking is riven by a fruitful--and at times dangerous--binary between the hopes for a coming millennium when all shall be perfected or of a fiery deluge when the earth shall be destroyed.

The Dove and the Dragon is the first comprehensive history of Western apocalypticism. Ed Simon introduces a new system for classifying movements concerned with the end of history, between hopeful, millennial "doves" and violent, apocalyptic "dragons." This framing connects a seemingly disparate phenomenon, from medieval millennialism to modern Marxism, Reformation apocalypticism to contemporary techno-utopianism. Expected groups are considered, but unexpected phenomena are interpreted through the lens of apocalypticism as well to argue that those that have often been classified as "secular" still take part in this ancient theological category.

This new way of interpreting history gives sense to the full scope of apocalypticism as a series of movements and as a genre, including not just religion and theology, but politics, philosophy, and pop culture as well. The Dove and the Dragon promises to be the standard introduction for years to come.

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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
285
ISBN-13:
9798889834618
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
8889834617
Udg. Dato:
12 aug 2025
Størrelse i cm:
22,8 x 15,2 x 2,1
Oplagsdato:
12 aug 2025
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