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The Apocalypse Is Everywhere A Popular History of America's Favorite Nightmare
Annie Rehill
ISBN: 0-313-35438-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-35438-0
304 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 11/12/2009
List Price: $54.95 (UK Sterling Price: £37.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Description: The Apocalypse Is Everywhere: A Popular History of America's Favorite Nightmare explores why apocalyptic thinking exists, how it has been manifested in Western culture through the ages, and how it has woven itself so thoroughly into our popular culture today.

Beginning with contemporary apocalyptic expressions, the book demonstrates how surprisingly widespread they are. It then discusses how we inherited them and where they arose. Author Annie Rehill surveys the ancient belief systems from which Christianity evolved, including ancient Judaism and other faiths. She explores the vision outlined in the Book of Revelation and traces the apocalyptic thread through the Middle Ages, across the Reformation and Enlightenment, and to the Americas. Finally, to prove that the Apocalypse is indeed everywhere, Rehill returns to the present to consider the idea of apocalypse as it occurs in movies, books, comics and graphic novels, games, music, and art, as well asin televangelism and even presidential speeches. Her fascinating scholarship will surely have readers looking about them with new eyes.
 Title Features:
  • Illustrations showcase the widespread belief in apocalypse, including medieval drawings as well as contemporary photographs and movie stills
  • A wide-ranging bibliography points the way to significant materials from the fields of history, literature, popular culture, theology, and more
About the Author: Annie Rehill is a freelance writer and editor.
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