Dreams of glory: the sources of apocalyptic terror

Introduction : contemporary Christian Mullahs and their apocalypticism -- The apocalyptic vision as bad seed -- Radical preachers and Mullahs -- Terror and the apocalyptic imagination -- Apocalyptic visions as reaction to disaster -- The apocalyptic attack on the self -- Apocalyptic visions as ideol...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fenn, Richard K. 1934- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Aldershot, England [u.a.] Ashgate Pub 2006
In:Year: 2006
Online Access: Table of Contents (Publisher)
Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: 45 A 10786
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Keywords:
Apocalyptic Literature > History and criticism
End of the world > Comparative studies
Terrorism > Religious aspects
Civilization, Modern > 21st century
Apokalyptik > Endzeiterwartung > Religion > Quelle > Terrorismus > Totalitarismus
Christentum > Wirkung
Apokalyptik > Endzeiterwartung > Christentum > Wirkung
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Summary:Introduction : contemporary Christian Mullahs and their apocalypticism -- The apocalyptic vision as bad seed -- Radical preachers and Mullahs -- Terror and the apocalyptic imagination -- Apocalyptic visions as reaction to disaster -- The apocalyptic attack on the self -- Apocalyptic visions as ideology -- The test of time -- The theater and the courtroom -- Free association
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references
Physical Description:157 S.
ISBN:978-0-7546-5450-6
0-7546-5450-8