Apocalypses : Prophecies, Cults and Millennial Beliefs Through the Ages Paperback - 1999
by Weber, Eugen
- Used
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Details
- Title Apocalypses : Prophecies, Cults and Millennial Beliefs Through the Ages
- Author Weber, Eugen
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Thus
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 304
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Vintage Books Canada, Mississauga, ON, Canada
- Date November 30, 1999
- Bookseller's Inventory # 5404422-6
- ISBN 9780679310129 / 0679310126
- Weight 0.81 lbs (0.37 kg)
- Dimensions 8.56 x 5.56 x 0.63 in (21.74 x 14.12 x 1.60 cm)
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Themes
- Theometrics: Academic
- Dewey Decimal Code 291.23
From the publisher
From the jacket flap
Apocalypses
Prophecies, Cults and Millennial Beliefs through the Ages
The Barbara Frum Historical Lectureship
A national bestseller
What drove eminent historian Eugen Weber to write Apocalypses? His desire to redress the historical and religious amnesia that has consigned the study of apocalyptic and millennialist thought to the lunatic fringe. An absolute belief in the end time was omnipresent until the 17th century, and retains many adherents even now. Apocalyptic visions and prophecies inspired crusades, scientific discoveries, works of art, voyages such as those of Columbus, rebellions and reforms. Elegantly written, as witty and entertaining as it is profound, Apocalypses displays Eugen Weber's talents as a stylist and historical detective; this is more a travel book of the apocalypse than a definitive academic treatment. On the eve of a billennium beset by a host of apocalyptic predictions and cults, Apocalypses offers a sympathetic review of creeds we ignore at our peril.
