Apocalypse: From Antiquity to the Empire of Modernity

by John Hall and John R. Hall

Book Overview

Winner of the American Sociological Association's 'Distinguished Book Award' in the Religion category.

For most of us, "Apocalypse" suggests the cataclysmic end of the world. Yet in Greek "apocalypse" means "revelation," and the real subject of the Book of Revelation is how the sacred arises in history at a moment of crisis and destiny. With origins in ancient religions, the apocalyptic has been a transformative force from the time of the Crusades,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745645097
• ISBN13: 9780745645094
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"