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Longing For The End - A History of Millennialism in Western Civilization (Paperback, Revised) Loot Price: R1,963
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Longing For The End - A History of Millennialism in Western Civilization (Paperback, Revised): Frederic J. Baumgartner

Longing For The End - A History of Millennialism in Western Civilization (Paperback, Revised)

Frederic J. Baumgartner

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Jonestown, Waco, and Heaven's Gate resonate in the contemporary mind in the same way that Masada or Mount Tabor resonated in the minds of others long past. The members of these movements believed that the end of the world was at hand and that they had to act through violence or suicide to ensure its occurrence. Frederic Baumgartner explores the long, often violent, history of millennialism as it has affected Western civilization. From ancient Zoroastrians to Concerned Christians of 1998, a belief in the imminent end of the world and the coming of the new age has motivated hundreds of sects and cults, some of which have burned out in an orgy of violence to become a permanent part of Western history.

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Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin: United States
Release date: February 2001
First published: 1999
Authors: Frederic J. Baumgartner
Dimensions: 235 x 155 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 286
Edition: Revised
ISBN-13: 978-0-312-23834-6
Categories: Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > General
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > Comparative religion
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Religious groups
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Theology > General
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Alternative belief systems > Contemporary non-Christian & para-Christian cults & sects > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > General
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Alternative belief systems > Contemporary non-Christian & para-Christian cults & sects > General
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Theology > General
Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > Comparative religion
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Barcode: 9780312238346

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