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TitleThe Oxford handbook of apocalyptic literature [electronic resource]
AuthorCollins, John J. (Joseph)
Call NoDTL 229.9 COL
CollectionEbook
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International Standard Book Number 9780199856503
Dewey Decimal Classification Number DTL 229.9 COL
Personal Name Collins, John J. (Joseph)
Title Statement The Oxford handbook of apocalyptic literature [electronic resource]
Imprint New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Physical Description eBook
Series Statement - Title Oxford handbooks
General Note Includes Index and Bibliographical References.
Summary, Etc. "Apocalypticism arose in ancient Judaism in the last centuries BCE and played a crucial role in the rise of Christianity. It is not only of historical interest: there has been a growing awareness, especially since the 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, of the prevalence of apocalyptic beliefs in the contemporary world. To understand these beliefs, it is necessary to appreciate their complex roots in the ancient world, and the multi-faceted character of the phenomenon of apocalypticism. The Oxford Handbook of Apocalyptic Literature is a thematic and phenomenological exploration of apocalypticism in the Judaic and Christian traditions. Most of the volume is devoted to the apocalyptic literature of antiquity. Essays explore the relationship between apocalypticism and prophecy, wisdom and mysticism; the social function of apocalypticism and its role as resistance literature; apocalyptic rhetoric from both historical and postmodern perspectives; and apocalyptic theology, focusing on phenomena of determinism and dualism and exploring apocalyptic theology's role in ancient Judaism, early Christianity, and Gnosticism. The final chapters of the volume are devoted to the appropriation of apocalypticism in the modern world, reviewing the role of apocalypticism in contemporary Judaism and Christianity, and more broadly in popular culture, addressing the increasingly studied relation between apocalypticism and violence, and discussing the relationship between apocalypticism and trauma, which speaks to the underlying causes of the popularity of apocalyptic beliefs."--Publisher's Web site
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE.
Electronic Location and Access http://thedtl.on.worldcat.org/oclc/870894272 DTL ePlatform Full text - Book opens through link in DTL DTL