Imagining the End: The Apocalypse in American Popular Culture
- ISBN-10
- 1440861021
- ISBN-13
- 9781440861024
- Series
- Imagining the End
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 308
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019-11-30
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO
- Author
- James Craig Holte
Description
Imagining the End provides students and general readers with contextualized examples of how the apocalypse has been imagined across all mediums of American popular culture. Detailed entries analyze the development, influence, and enjoyment of end-times narratives. Provides readers with comprehensive and contextual essays on major apocalyptic themes and subjects Examines the source of most Western apocalyptic thought, The Book of Revelation and other Biblical apocalypses, in detail Includes descriptions, analysis, and context for apocalyptic films, novels, television programs, and video games Features a reader-friendly A–Z organization, with accessibly written entries
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