A Doomsday Reader: Prophets, Predictors, and Hucksters of Salvation.

Ted Daniels (Editor).

ISBN 10: 0814719090 / ISBN 13: 9780814719091

Published by New York University Press, New York, NY, 1999

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Doomsday Reader: Prophets, Predictors, and Hucksters of Salvation.
• Publisher: New York University Press, New York, NY
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0814719090
• ISBN 13: 9780814719091
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Seller catalogs:
  • Social History

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Synopsis

A collection of pronouncements, edicts, and scriptures predicting the apocalypse
The approach of the year 2000 has made the study of apocalyptic movements trendy. But groups anticipating the end of the world will continue to predict Armageddon even after the calendar clicks to triple 0s.
A Doomsday Reader brings together pronouncements, edicts, and scriptures written by prominent apocalyptic movements from a wide range of traditions and ideologies to offer an exceptional look into their belief systems.
Focused on attaining paradise, millenarianism often anticipates great, cosmic change. While most think of religious belief as motivating such fervor, Daniels' comparative approach encompasses secular movements such as environmentalism and the Montana Freemen, and argues that such groups are often more political than religious in nature.
The book includes documents from groups such as the Branch Davidians, the Order of the Solar Temple, Heaven's Gate, and white supremacists. Each document is preceded by a substantive introduction placing the movement and its beliefs in context.
This important overview of contemporary politics of the End will remain a valuable resource long after the year 2000 has come and gone.

About the Author

Ted Daniels is the editor and publisher of the Millennial Prophecy Report. He has been collecting prophetic material from more than 1200 print and electronic sources.