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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Outros títulos:Millennialism
Outros Autores: Landes, Richard Allen 1949- (Editor)
Tipo de documento: Print Livro
Idioma:Inglês
Serviço de pedido Subito: Pedir agora.
Verificar disponibilidade: HBZ Gateway
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Publicado em: New York, NY [u.a.] Routledge 2000
Em:Ano: 2000
Coletânea / Revista:Routledge encyclopedias of religion and society
Religion and society : a Berkshire reference work
(Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão:B Quiliasmo
Outras palavras-chave:B Millennialism Encyclopedias
B Dicionário
B Millennialism Encyclopedias
Acesso em linha: Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag)
Verlagsangaben (Verlag)
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Resumo: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.
Descrição do item:Literaturangaben
ISBN:0415922461