Encyclopedia of millennialism and millennial movements

Featuring over 150 entries, numerous illustrations and valuable extracts of primary source material, this timely new work covers millennial movements throughout the world, encompassing western society, Africa, Asia and Oceania, and native North and South Americans. Entries draw upon the work of anth...

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Nebentitel:Millennialism
Beteiligte: Landes, Richard Allen 1949- (HerausgeberIn)
Medienart: Druck Buch
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: New York, NY [u.a.] Routledge 2000
In:Jahr: 2000
Schriftenreihe/Zeitschrift:Routledge encyclopedias of religion and society
Religion and society : a Berkshire reference work
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Chiliasmus
weitere Schlagwörter:B Millennialism Encyclopedias
B Wörterbuch
B Millennialism Encyclopedias
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Zusammenfassung:Featuring over 150 entries, numerous illustrations and valuable extracts of primary source material, this timely new work covers millennial movements throughout the world, encompassing western society, Africa, Asia and Oceania, and native North and South Americans. Entries draw upon the work of anthropologists, historians, sociologists, political scientists, religious scholars and others who study millennial movements, and include: charismatic leadership, Christian Identity, cult, Heaven's Gate, markers of millennial movements, Native American Ghost Dance, religious conversion, role of women in millennial movements, Seventh-day Adventism, societal stress, Y2K, numerous UFO cults, utopia, and much more.
Beschreibung:Literaturangaben
ISBN:0415922461