Overview
Prophecy presents a timely analysis of the use of prophetic language and of millenarianism in politics from the thirteenth century to today. Prophecy and its interpretation can change the course of history; a range od scholars demonstrate its historical significance in the construction of kingship, theocracy, alternative communities, and even science.Synopsis
Prophecy presents a timely analysis of the use of prophetic language and of millenarianism in politics from the thirteenth century to today. Prophecy and its interpretation can change the course of history; a range od scholars demonstrate its historical significance in the construction of kingship, theocracy, alternative communities, and even science.
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Twelve essays discuss concepts attached to the use of prophetic language and of millenarianism in politics from the 13th-century to the present. Contributors discuss topics such as Elizabeth I's role as Deborah; the prophecies of Nixon and Mother Shipton; a reassessment of the role of Philip Ziegler, a millenarian prophet of the early 17th- century; Isaac Newton's role as interpreter of prophecy; millenarianism in the Taiping Rebellion; and prophecy and the French extreme right. Distributed in the US by Books International. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.