A Doomsday Reader: Prophets, Predictors, and Hucksters of Salvation (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780814719091)

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.

Author: Ted Daniels
ISBN-10: 0814719090
ISBN-13: 9780814719091
Publisher: New York University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/01/1999
Pages: 264
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.77lbs
Size: 8.97h x 6.03w x 0.69d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 09/13/1999 pg. 78
Booklist 10/15/1999 pg. 398
Univ PR Books for Public Libry 01/01/2000 pg. 16 - Outstanding