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The end of the world as we know it : faith, fatalism, and apocalypse in America
- Title
- The end of the world as we know it : faith, fatalism, and apocalypse in America / Daniel Wojcik.
- Author
- Wójcik, Daniel.
- Publication
- New York : New York University Press, c1997.
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Details
- Description
- ix, 281 p., [32] p. of plates : ill.; 24 cm.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-255) and index.
- Contents
- Approaching doomsday : the contours of American apocalyptic belief -- The American apocalyptic legacy -- Signs of the endtimes : Hal Lindsey and dispensationalist prophecy beliefs -- Apocalyptic apparitions of the Virgin Mary in New York City -- Secular apocalyptic themes in the nuclear era -- Fatalism and apocalyptic beliefs -- The transformation of apocalyptic traditions in the post-cold war era -- Emergent apocalyptic beliefs about UFOs and extraterrestrial beings -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
- Call Number
- JFE 97-12452
- ISBN
- 0814792839 (acid-free paper)
- LCCN
- 97004781
- OCLC
- 36597661
- Author
- Wójcik, Daniel.
- Title
- The end of the world as we know it : faith, fatalism, and apocalypse in America / Daniel Wojcik.
- Imprint
- New York : New York University Press, c1997.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-255) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 97-12452