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Ann Arbor Paperbacks Ser.: Vision and Violence by Arthur P. Mendel (1999, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherUniversity of Michigan Press

ISBN-100472086367

ISBN-139780472086368

eBay Product ID (ePID)1158328

Product Key Features

Number of Pages352 Pages

Publication NameVision and Violence

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1999

SubjectGeneral, Eschatology, Europe / Medieval

TypeTextbook

AuthorArthur P. Mendel

Subject AreaReligion, History

SeriesAnn Arbor Paperbacks Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight14.1 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN99-051932

Preface byLandes, Richard

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal302/.17

SynopsisJust in time for the millennium--apocalyptic thinking, from ancient Greece to modern political philosophers, Vision and Violence argues that throughout Western history, the Apocalypse has changed nothing but its guise--from God to Reason, to History, and then to Nature--all the while holding us rapt with its prophecy of universal devastation. While in Judaism and Christianity it inspires efforts to uplift societies spiritually, the apocalyptic fantasy serves in secular thought--as in today's environmental movement--to bring about much-needed policy reforms. Much of the book is devoted to an examination of the persistence of the apocalyptic heritage from ancient Greek and Hebrew civilizations, through the religious revivals of the Middle Ages and the Enlightenment belief in progress, to its importance in Hegelian and Bolshevik thought, and finally to its expression today in the resurgence of religious fundamentalism in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Mendel concludes his remarkable book with an appeal for the more modest and humane philosophy of the "repair of the world," which, he argues, is central to biblical teaching. The late Arthur P. Mendel was Professor of History, University of Michigan, specializing in Russian intellectual history. His first book, Dilemmas of Progress in Tsarist Russia: Legal Marxism and Legal Populism , established him as one of the outstanding historians of his generation. Richard Landes is co-founder, with Stephen O'Leary, of the Center for Millennial Studies. He is also Associate Professor of History, Boston University, and author of Relics, Apocalypse, and the Deceits of History: Ademar of Chabannes, 989-1034 ., Arthur P. Mendel argues that throughout history man has worried about the Apocalypse, a phenomenon that has changed from God to reason, to history, and then to nature. He calls for a more modest and humane philosophy with regard to the Earth.'

LC Classification NumberBL501.M45 1999