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1 online resource (265 pages) |
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A Doomsday Reader; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: Millennialism in World Religions; Part I: Enlightenment and Secular Millenarianism; Chapter 2: Marxism; Chapter 3: Nazism; Chapter 4: Environmentalism, Politics, and Progress; Part II: Millennial Evil; Chapter 5: A Royalist Apocalypse; Chapter 6: Myths of Power; Chapter 7: The New World Order; Part III: Well-Known Contemporary Movements; Chapter 8: The Branch Davidians; Chapter 9: The Order of the Solar Temple; Chapter 10: Aum Shinri Kyo and the Politics of Terror; Chapter 11: The Montana Freemen |
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Chapter 12: Comet Hale-Bopp, Planet Nibiru, the Mass Landing, and Heaven's GateThe End; Works Cited; Index; About the Author |
| Summary |
The approach of the year 2000 has made the study of apocalyptic movements trendy. But groups anticipating the end of the world will continue to predict Armageddon even after the calendar clicks to triple 0s. A Doomsday Reader brings together pronouncements, edicts, and scriptures written by prominent apocalyptic movements from a wide range of traditions and ideologies to offer an exceptional look into their belief systems. Focused on attaining paradise, millenarianism often anticipates great, cosmic change. While most think of religious belief as motivating such fervor, Daniels' comparative ap |
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White supremacy movements.
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Militia movements.
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Judgment Day.
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Millennium (Eschatology)
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Millennialism.
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Survivalism.
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millenarianism.
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RELIGION -- General.
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Judgment Day
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Militia movements
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Millennialism
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Millennium (Eschatology)
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Survivalism
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White supremacy movements
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780814744048 |
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0814744044 |
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