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Apocalyptic anxiety : religion, science, and America's obsession with the end of the world

Aveni, Anthony F. (author.).

Summary: "Aveni traces the sources of American culture's obsession with predicting the apocalypse. He explores why Americans take millennial claims seriously, where and how end-of-the-world predictions emerge, how they develop with reference to a broader historical trajectory, and what we can learn from doomsday predictions of the past"--

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  • ISBN: 1607324709
  • ISBN: 9781607324706
  • Physical Description: xv, 252 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
    print
  • Publisher: Boulder, Colorado : University Press of Colorado, [2016]

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject: Eschatology
Apocalyptic literature History and criticism
Prophecies
End of the world
Religion and science United States
United States Religion History

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Ellwood City Area Public Library 001.9 Aveni (Text)
Memorial: Memorial Books : Marianne Jubach Given By David & Sue Reese, Mark & Kim Hienz, Andrea Fox & Todd Heinz.
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