Since its inception, the story of the apocalypse has been used as a means by which to understand the world and one's place in it. The appeal of the apocalyptic myth is largely rooted in its ability to make sense of instances of crisis by incorporating those crises into a larger plan for history and
Apocalyptic Transformation: Apocalypse and the Postmodern Imagination
- Publisher
- Lexington Books
- Year
- 2008
- Category
- Fiction
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