Literary Criticism - General & Miscellaneous, Eschatology, Religion - Forecasting, Prophecy
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Overview
The current obsession with the "end of the millennium" illustrates the enduring power of the idea of endings. This fascination cannot be simply dismissed as faulty logic, a form of madness, or a primitive survival of childish thinking. Opening a path or understanding between ancient conceptions of meaning and the skeptical predicates of modern science, Awaiting Apocalypse shows how ordinary and extraordinary endings are inherent in the narrative structure of human experience and the sedimentation of that experience as historical meaning.Editorials
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Corcoran (politics, U. of Adelaide, South Australia) examines a variety of conceptions of time and endings of time as human beings have come to understand it, including religious and post-modern understandings. He asserts that humans have had a fascination with endings throughout history, and that ordinary and extraordinary endings are inherent in the narrative structure of human experience. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
May 1, 2000
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pages
224
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780312224257