The end of the world as we know it

faith, fatalism, and apocalypse in America

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English
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281

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The end of the world as we know it: faith, fatalism, and apocalypse in America
1997, New York University Press
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Table of Contents

Approaching doomsday : the contours of American apocalyptic belief
The American apocalyptic legacy
Signs of the endtimes : Hal Lindsey and dispensationalist prophecy beliefs
Apocalyptic apparitions of the Virgin Mary in New York City
Secular apocalyptic themes in the nuclear era
Fatalism and apocalyptic beliefs
The transformation of apocalyptic traditions in the post-cold war era
Emergent apocalyptic beliefs about UFOs and extraterrestrial beings
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-255) and index.

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Dewey Decimal Class
001.9
Library of Congress
BR526 .W65 1997

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Pagination
ix, 281 p., [32] p. of plates :
Number of pages
281

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OL659466M
ISBN 10
0814792839
LCCN
97004781

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