Winner of the American Sociological Association's 'Distinguished Book Award' in the Religion category. For most of us, “Apocalypse” suggests the cataclysmic end of the world. Yet in Greek “apocalypse” means “revelation,” and the real subject of the Book of Revelation is how the sacred arises in history at a moment of crisis and destiny. With origins in ancient religions, the apocalyptic has been a transformative force from the time of the Crusades, through the Reformation, the French Revolution and modern communism, all the way to the present day “Islamic Jihad” and “War on Terror.” In Apocalypse, John R. Hall explores the significance of apocalyptic movements and the role they have played in the rise of the West and “The Empire of Modernity.”
This brilliant cross-disciplinary study offers a novel basis for rethinking our social order and its ambivalent relations to sacred history. Apocalypse will attract general readers seeking new understandings of the world in challenging times. Scholars and students will find a compelling synthesis that draws them into conversation with others interested in religion, theology, culture, philosophy, and phenomenology, as well as sociology, social theory, western civilization, and world history.
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What's more interesting is how apocalypse becomes a secular concept and is repeatedly recycled in popular culture.
評分What's more interesting is how apocalypse becomes a secular concept and is repeatedly recycled in popular culture.
評分What's more interesting is how apocalypse becomes a secular concept and is repeatedly recycled in popular culture.
評分What's more interesting is how apocalypse becomes a secular concept and is repeatedly recycled in popular culture.
評分What's more interesting is how apocalypse becomes a secular concept and is repeatedly recycled in popular culture.
Apocalypse 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載