The Revelation to John: A Case Study in Apocalyptic Propaganda and the Maintenance of Sectarian Identity
Sociologists of religion and biblical scholars often define the function of apocalpyses and apocalyptic eschatology as a means of comforting the oppressed, a form of otherworldly theodicy in Berger's terminology. Careful scrutiny of the circumstances surrounding the writing and transmission of...
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1992
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Sociological analysis
Year: 1992, Volume: 53, Issue: 4, Pages: 375-395 |
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