Apocalypses : Prophecies, Cults and Millennial Beliefs Through the Ages
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| Rating | : | 4.59 (705 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0679309845 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 443 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Weber's witty prose is tempered by an obvious respect for those with "alternative rationalities." Most readers, however, will enjoy watching these millennial beliefs recur throughout history--and perhaps breathe a sigh of relief. Augustine's advice continues to ring true today: rather than trying to reckon the years before the end of the world, "relax your fingers and give them a little rest." . Plagues, fires from heaven, worldwide computer failure--apocalyptic visions are nothing new. As historian Eugen Weber points out, "apocalyptic prophesies are attempts to interpret the times, console and guide, and suggest the future." In Apocalypses: Prophesies, Cults, and Millennial Beliefs Through the Ages, Weber p
"a fine introduction" according to Wyote. This book is an introduction to Western European and American apocalypticism. It jumps around pretty freely, although it is roughly organized into time periods.What I'll say about this book is, if you've read a bit of history already, it will be enjoyable to. the end is at hand, again Amazon Customer Apocalypses; Prophecies, Cults, and Millennial Beliefs through the Ages, by Eugen Weber, well, the title says it all. This book covers every apocalyptic movement since they first began, and does it in nearly chronological order. Weber writes with a great sen. Are Revelations Man's Attempt To Control the Future? Review by Marianne Luban:When the Year 1000 was drawing near, people took it as an omen when Halley's Comet streaked across the heavens. Did this portend Doomsday or the advent of the Messiah? Was Man marching inexorably into the dusk or the dawn? Another th
Apocalyptic visions and prophecies from Zarathustra to yesterday form the luxuriant panorama in Eugen Weber's profound and elegant book. Beginning with the ancients of the West and the Orient and, especially, with those from whom we received our religions, the Jews and earliest Christians, Weber finds that an absolute belief in the end of time, when good would do final battle with evil, was omnipresent. Within centuries, apocalyptic beliefs inspired Crusades, scientific discoveries, works of art, voyages such as those of Columbus, rebellions and refor