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Autore |
O'Leary Stephen D |
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Titolo |
Arguing the Apocalypse : a theory of millennial rhetoric / / Stephen D. O'Leary |
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New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 1998 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-47063-1 |
0-19-802422-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (325 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Apocalyptic literature - History and criticism |
Rhetoric |
Discourse analysis |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; A Note on Sources and Translations; ONE: Toward a Rhetorical Theory of Apocalypse; TWO: Time, Evil, Authority; THREE: From Eschatology to Apocalypse: Dramatic and Argumentative Form in the Discourse of Prophetic Interpretation; FOUR: Millerism as a Rhetorical Movement; FIVE: Millerite Argumentation; SIX: Hal Lindsey and the Apocalypse of the Twentieth Century; SEVEN: Apocalyptic Politics in the New Christian Right; EIGHT: The Apocalypse of Apocalypses; EPILOGUE: Waco and Beyond; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Apocalyptic predictions of Armageddon and a New Age have been part of the American cultural landscape for centuries. With the approach of the year 2000, millennial visions seem again to be increasing in popularity. The author of this text explores the phenomenon, proposing a rhetorical explanation. |
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