Apocalyptic anxiety [electronic resource] :religion, science and America's obsession with the end of the world / Anthony F. Aveni.
By: Aveni, Anthony F.
Contributor(s): Project Muse.
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BookPublisher: Boulder : University Press of Colorado, 2016. 2015)Description: 1 online resource (pages cm).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781607324713; 1607324717.Subject(s): Religion and science -- United States | End of the world | Prophecies | Apocalyptic literature -- History and criticism | Eschatology | United States -- Religion -- HistoryGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 001.9 Online resources: Full text available: Summary: "Aveni traces the sources of American culture's obsession with predicting the apocalypse. He explores why Americans take millennial claims seriously, where and how end-of-the-world predictions emerge, how they develop with reference to a broader historical trajectory, and what we can learn from doomsday predictions of the past"-- Provided by publisher.
Includes index.
"Aveni traces the sources of American culture's obsession with predicting the apocalypse. He explores why Americans take millennial claims seriously, where and how end-of-the-world predictions emerge, how they develop with reference to a broader historical trajectory, and what we can learn from doomsday predictions of the past"-- Provided by publisher.
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