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Book Title
Vision and Violence
Publication Date
1999-12-07
Pages
352
ISBN
9780472086368

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
University of Michigan Press
ISBN-10
0472086367
ISBN-13
9780472086368
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1158328

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
352 Pages
Publication Name
Vision and Violence
Language
English
Publication Year
1999
Subject
General, Eschatology, Europe / Medieval
Type
Textbook
Author
Arthur P. Mendel
Subject Area
Religion, History
Series
Ann Arbor Paperbacks Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
14.1 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
99-051932
Preface by
Landes, Richard
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
302/.17
Synopsis
Just in time for the millennium--apocalyptic thinking, from ancient Greece to modern political philosophers, Vision and Violence argues that throughout Western history, the Apocalypse has changed nothing but its guise--from God to Reason, to History, and then to Nature--all the while holding us rapt with its prophecy of universal devastation. While in Judaism and Christianity it inspires efforts to uplift societies spiritually, the apocalyptic fantasy serves in secular thought--as in today's environmental movement--to bring about much-needed policy reforms. Much of the book is devoted to an examination of the persistence of the apocalyptic heritage from ancient Greek and Hebrew civilizations, through the religious revivals of the Middle Ages and the Enlightenment belief in progress, to its importance in Hegelian and Bolshevik thought, and finally to its expression today in the resurgence of religious fundamentalism in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Mendel concludes his remarkable book with an appeal for the more modest and humane philosophy of the "repair of the world," which, he argues, is central to biblical teaching. The late Arthur P. Mendel was Professor of History, University of Michigan, specializing in Russian intellectual history. His first book, Dilemmas of Progress in Tsarist Russia: Legal Marxism and Legal Populism , established him as one of the outstanding historians of his generation. Richard Landes is co-founder, with Stephen O'Leary, of the Center for Millennial Studies. He is also Associate Professor of History, Boston University, and author of Relics, Apocalypse, and the Deceits of History: Ademar of Chabannes, 989-1034 ., Arthur P. Mendel argues that throughout history man has worried about the Apocalypse, a phenomenon that has changed from God to reason, to history, and then to nature. He calls for a more modest and humane philosophy with regard to the Earth.'
LC Classification Number
BL501.M45 1999

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