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082 0 4 _a236.9
084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aWojcik, Daniel N.
_eautore
245 1 4 _aThe End of the World As We Know It :
_bFaith, Fatalism, and Apocalypse in America /
_cDaniel N. Wojcik.
264 1 _aNew York, NY :
_bNew York University Press,
_c[1999]
264 4 _c©1999
300 _a1 online resource
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520 _aFrom religious tomes to current folk prophesies, recorded history reveals a plethora of narratives predicting or showcasing the end of the world. The incident at Waco, the subway bombing by the Japanese cult Aum Supreme Truth, and the tragedy at Jonestown are just a few examples of such apocalyptic scenarios. And these are not isolated incidents; millions of Americans today believe the end of the world is inevitable, either by a divinely ordained plan, nuclear catastrophe, extraterrestrial invasion, or gradual environmental decay, Examining the doomsday scenarios and apocalyptic predictions of visionaries, televangelists, survivalists, and various other endtimes enthusiasts, as well as popular culture, film, music, fashion, and humor, Daniel Wojcik sheds new light on America's fascination with worldly destruction and transformation. He explores the origins of contemporary apocalyptic beliefs and compares religious and secular apocalyptic speculation, showing us the routes our belief systems have traveled over the centuries to arrive at the dawn of a new millennium. Included in his sweeping examination are premillennial prophecy traditions, prophecies associated with visions of the Virgin Mary, secular ideas about nuclear apocalypse, the transformation of apocalyptic prophecy in the post-Cold War era, and emerging apocalyptic ideas associated with UFOs and extraterrestrials. Timely, yet of lasting importance, The End of the World as We Know It is a comprehensive cultural and historical portrait of an age-old phenomenon and a fascinating guide to contemporary apocalyptic fever.
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 01. Nov 2023)
650 0 _aReligion.
650 7 _aRELIGION / Faith.
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653 _aJonestown.
653 _aWaco.
653 _aapocalypse.
653 _abooks on apocalypse.
653 _adivine plan.
653 _adoomsday scenarios.
653 _aendtimes.
653 _aextraterrestials.
653 _apredictions of future.
653 _aprophecies of doomsday.
653 _areligious fanatics.
653 _asurvivalists.
850 _aIT-RoAPU
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780814795002
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999 _c201749
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