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

Anthony F. Aveni.
Bok · Engelsk · 2016

Omfang	xv, 252 pages ;
Opplysninger	Includes index.. - "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"--
Emner	Apocalyptic literature - History and criticism. End of the world. Eschatology. Prophecies. Religion and science - United States.
Geografisk emneord	United States - Religion - History.
Dewey	001.9
ISBN	9781607324706 (pbk.)
ISBN(galt)	9781607324713 (ebook)