Imagining the End: Visions of Apocalypse from the Ancient Middle East to Modern America

Packed into all the major monotheistic religions that burst out of the Middle East is an immensely powerful theological punch: apocalypse. While these visions have expressed themselves in different ways in each of the four monotheistic traditions of Judaism, Zoroastrianism, Christianity and Islam, t...

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Main Author: Amanat, Abbas 1947- (Author)
Contributors: Bernhardsson, Magnus Thorkell (Contributor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: London I. B. Tauris & Company, Limited 2001
In:Year: 2001
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Apocalypticism
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
B Apocalyptic Literature
B Electronic books
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520 |a Packed into all the major monotheistic religions that burst out of the Middle East is an immensely powerful theological punch: apocalypse. While these visions have expressed themselves in different ways in each of the four monotheistic traditions of Judaism, Zoroastrianism, Christianity and Islam, the phenomenon itself is intrinsically similar. How has Millennialism expressed itself in a historical context? In what ways can patterns or phenomena that link the four faiths be discerned? Why has Millennialism so powerfully excited the human imagination within this monotheistic context? In seeking to answer these questions, this book fascinatingly demonstrates that the shared apocalyptic legacy among all four traditions has helped to shape not just the doctrines of these religious communities but also major currents in human history from the rise of new religions to political revolution. 
520 |a Intro -- Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Contributors -- Introduction: Apocalyptic Anxieties and Millennial Hopes in the Salvation Religions of the Middle East -- I Origins -- 1 Mesopotamia and the End of Time -- 2 Millennialism and Eschatology in the Zoroastrian Tradition -- 3 The Biblical Roots of Apocalyptic -- II Judaism, Christianity and Islam -- 4 Eschatological Dynamics and Utopian Ideals in Early Judaism -- 5 The Messiah and the Millennium: The Roots of Two Jewish-Christian Symbols -- 6 Messianism, Millennialism and Revolution in Early Islamic History -- III Medieval and Early Modern Periods -- 7 Medieval Europe: Religious Enthusiasm and Social Change in the 'Millennial Generation' -- 8 Wrestling with the Millennium: Early Modern Catholic Exegesis of Apocalypse 20 -- 9 Deciphering the Cosmos from Creation to Apocalypse: The Hurufiyya Movement and Medieval Islamic Esotericism -- IV Modern Times -- 10 American Millennial Visions: Towards Construction of a New Architectonic of American Apocalypticism -- 11 Millennium, Prophecy and the Energies of Social Transformation: The Case of Nat Turner -- 12 Comparative Millennialism in Africa: Continuities and Variations on the Canon -- 13 Is There a Chinese Millenarian Tradition? An Analysis of Recent Western Studies of the Taiping Rebellion -- 14 Millennialism in Modern Iranian History -- 15 The Middle East in Modern American Popular Prophetic Belief -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Index. 
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