Nostradamus: How an Obscure Renaissance Astrologer Became the Modern Prophet of Doom

by Stephane Gerson

Book Overview

We all know the name "Nostradamus," but who was he really? Why did his predictions become so influential in Renaissance Europe and then keep resurfacing for nearly five centuries? And what does Nostradamus's endurance in the West say about us and our own world? In "Nostradamus: How an Obscure Renaissance Astrologer Became the Modern Prophet of Doom," historian Stephane Gerson takes readers on a journey back in time to explore the life and afterlife...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312613687
• ISBN13: 9780312613686
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 347 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.6"