Encyclopedia of Prophecy (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781576070796)

A definitive, factual, A-Z reference guide offering a global perspective on the role of prophecy in world history, religion, folklore, and literature.

From at least 1200 B.C. and probably long before, prophets have attempted to see into the future. Most--from ancient oracles to modern astrologers, from doomsday sects to telephone psychics--have been wrong the majority of the time, says British researcher Geoffrey Ashe. True foreknowledge is rare, but those rare occurrences are impressive.

In this fascinating reference work, the first to encompass the entire 3,000 year span of recorded prophecy, Ashe examines the predictions of both good prophets and bad, including seers like Jacques Cazotte, who forecast the Reign of Terror in the French Revolution, and Morgan Robertson, who described the Titanic disaster 14 years before it happened. He refutes many of the far-fetched claims of Nostradamus, and highlights those that foreshadow events after his lifetime. He also examines failed prophecies that have been influential, including the many end-of-the-world forecasts, along with the surprisingly accurate visions of some science-fiction authors.

Author: Geoffrey Ashe
ISBN-10: 1576070794
ISBN-13: 9781576070796
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Language: English
Published: 06/04/2001
Pages: 291
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.63lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.69d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 07/01/2001 pg. 76
Choice 10/01/2001 pg. 284
Booklist 11/01/2001 pg. 514
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2002 pg. 351
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2001 pg. 9