The Apocalypse Is Everywhere

This wide-ranging exploration of the apocalypse in Western culture seeks to understand how we have come to be so preoccupied with spectacular visions of our own annihilation-offering abundant examples of the changing nature of our imagined destruction, and predisposing readers to discover many more [...]
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This wide-ranging exploration of the apocalypse in Western culture seeks to understand how we have come to be so preoccupied with spectacular visions of our own annihilation-offering abundant examples of the changing nature of our imagined destruction, and predisposing readers to discover many more all around them. * Illustrations showcase the widespread belief in apocalypse, including medieval drawings as well as contemporary photographs and movie stills * A wide-ranging bibliography points the way to significant materials from the fields of history, literature, popular culture, theology, and more