1st Edition
The Apocalyptic Complex Perspectives, Histories, Persistence
432 Pages
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Central European University Press
The attack on the World Trade Center in 2001, followed by similarly dreadful acts of terror, prompted a new interest in the field of the apocalyptic. There is a steady output of literature on the subject (also referred to as “the End Times.) This book analyzes this continuously published literature and opens up a new perspective on these views of the apocalypse. The thirteen essays in this volume... Read more
Introduction: The Resilience of the Apocalyptic, Part I: Perspectives, Part II: The Middle Ages, Part III: Transformations, Part IV: Persistence, Appendices, Select Bibliography for the Study of Apocalypticism, Index
Biography
David Marno is assistant professor of English at the University of California, Berkeley.
Matthias Riedl is associate professor and the head of the history department at Central European University.
Nadia Al-Bagdadi is Professor of History at Central European University, Budapest, founding director of the Center for Religious Studies and since 2015 Director of the Institute of Advanced Studies, CEU.
