The Apocalyptic Complex: Perspectives, Histories, Persistence

Published by Central European University Press 2018

The Apocalyptic Complex

Perspectives, Histories, Persistence

Edited by: Nadia Al-Bagdadi , David Marno and Matthias Riedl

https://doi.org/10.1515/9786155225383

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About this book

The attack on the World Trade Center in 2001, followed by similarly dreadful acts of terror, prompted a new interest in the field of the apocalyptic. There is a steady output of literature on the subject (also referred to as “the End Times.) This book analyzes this continuously published literature and opens up a new perspective on these views of the apocalypse. The thirteen essays in this volume focus on the dimensions, consequences and transformations of Apocalypticism. The authors explore the everyday relevance of the apocalyptic in contemporary society, culture, and politics, side by side with the various histories of apocalyptic ideas and movements. In particular, they seek to better understand the ways in which perceptions of the apocalypse diverge in the American, European, and Arab worlds. Leading experts in the field re-evaluate some of the traditional views on the apocalypse in light of recent political and cultural events, and, go beyond empirical facts to reconsider the potential of the apocalyptic. This last point is the focal point of the book.

Author / Editor information

Al-Bagdadi Nadia :

Nadia Al-Bagdadi is Professor of History at Central European University, Budapest, founding director of the Center for Religious Studies and since 2015 Director of the Institute of Advanced Studies, CEU.

Marno David :

David Marno is assistant professor of English at the University of California, Berkeley.

Riedl Matthias :

Matthias Riedl is associate professor and the head of the history department at Central European University.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Introduction. The Resilience of the Apocalyptic Matthias Riedl and David Marno Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Part I. Perspectives
The Varieties of Millennial Experience Richard Landes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Apocalyptic Violence Klaus Vondung Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	35
The Psychology of Apocalypticism Charles B. Strozier and Katharine Boyd Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	53
Part II. The Middle Ages
The Chained Messiah: The Taming of the Apocalyptic Complex in Jewish Mystical Eschatology Moshe Idel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	73
God’s Chronography and Dissipative Time Aziz Al-Azmeh Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
Christendom, Crusade, and the End of Days: The Dream of World Conversion (1099–1274) Brett Edward Whalen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	143
From the Last Emperor to the Sleeping Emperor: The Evolution of a Myth Petre Guran Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	157
Part III. Transformations
Radical Hopes: Apocalyptic Longing in Nineteenth-Century Philosophy Michael Allen Gillespie Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
Political Religions, Apocalypticism, and the End of History: Some Considerations Marina Cattaruzza Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	203
Eve’s Last Dream David Marno Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	221
Part IV. Persistence
Ukrainian Millennialism: A Historical Overview Lilya Berezhnaya Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	251
Abu Muș‘ab Al-Sūrī and Abu Muș‘ab Al-Zarqawī: The Apocalyptic Theorist and the Apocalyptic Practitioner David Cook Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	281
“His Dark Materials.” The Early Apocalypticism of Enoch Recycled in Modern and Postmodern Times György E. Szönyi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	299
Appendices
Appendix I. Elements of Online Apocalypticism László Attila Hubbes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	323
Appendix II. Select Bibliography for the Study of Apocalypticism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	339
About the Authors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	393
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	401

Language: English
Publisher: Central European University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 432
Keywords: Ideology; Myths; Philosophy; Political philosophy; Political psychology; Psychology

eBook

Published: July 1, 2018
ISBN: 9786155225383