The antichrist: a new biography
"The malevolent figure of the Antichrist endures in modern culture, whether religious or secular; and the spectral shadow he has cast over the ages continues to exert a strong and powerful fascination. Philip C. Almond tells the story of the son of Satan from his early beginnings to the present...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
[2020]
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| In: | Year: 2020 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Antichrist
/ Christianity
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism NBA Dogmatics NBQ Eschatology |
| Further subjects: | B
Antichrist
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| Summary: | "The malevolent figure of the Antichrist endures in modern culture, whether religious or secular; and the spectral shadow he has cast over the ages continues to exert a strong and powerful fascination. Philip C. Almond tells the story of the son of Satan from his early beginnings to the present day, and explores this false Messiah in theology, literature and the history of ideas. Discussing the origins of the malevolent being who at different times was cursed as Belial, Nero or Damien, the author reveals how Christianity in both East and West has imagined this incarnation of absolute evil destined to appear at the end of time. For the better part of the last two thousand years, Almond suggests, the human battle between right and wrong has been envisaged as a mighty cosmic duel between good and its opposite, culminating in an epic final showdown between Christ and his deadly archnemesis"-- |
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| Item Description: | Bibliographische Angaben und Index |
| ISBN: | 1108479650 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/9781108855945 |