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100 1 $aRehill, Anne Collier,$d1950-
245 14 $aThe apocalypse is everywhere :$ba popular history of America's favorite nightmare /$cAnne Rehill.
260 $aSanta Barbara, Calif. :$bPraeger,$cc2010.
300 $axii, 281 p. :$bill. ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [263]-268) and index.
505 0 $aPreface -- Part I: Ubiquitous cultural expressions -- Apocalyptic warnings : from TV to the White House -- Doomsday broadcasting on Comedy Central -- Homer Simpson and the rapture -- Party in hell on South Park -- Using Revelation as a template : the Left behind series -- Apocalyptic brutality : Cormac McCarthy -- Part II: How we inherited the book of Revelation -- The apocalypse emerges from ancient ideas -- From the Hebrew distillation to Islamic interpretations -- Modern apocalyptic source : John's book of Revelation -- Christianity conquers Europe : the Middle Ages -- Religious challenges--and imagining no apocalypse -- Christianity and Revelation cross the Atlantic -- Part III: Acting out the apocalypse in the new world -- Apocalypse in literature and film -- More doomsday tales -- Armageddon hits the big screen -- Eternity in comics and graphic novels -- Judgment Day in music and art -- TV and games to the rescue -- Apocalyptic fun in your own backyard.
650 0 $aEnd of the world.
650 0 $aPopular culture$zUnited States.
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