Rapture culture : left behind in Evangelical America / / Amy Johnson Frykholm

• Autore: Frykholm Amy Johnson <1971->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, England ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2004
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (235 p.)
• Disciplina: 813/.54
• Soggetto topico: Christian fiction, American - History and criticism; Protestantism and literature - History - 20th century; Antichrist - History of doctrines - 20th century; Apocalyptic literature - History and criticism; Rapture (Christian eschatology); End of the world in literature; Evangelicalism in literature; Second Advent in literature; Eschatology in literature
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-218) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The rapture in America -- Networks of readers, networks of meaning -- The margins of left behind's readership -- "I'm a survivor and he's a survivor" -- Reading the signs of the times -- Making prophecy live -- Witness to the Apocalypse -- Fear, desire, and the dynamics of left behind.
• Sommario/riassunto: The 'Left Behind' series consist of novels that depict the rapture and apocalypse, with millions of copies in print. In 'Rapture Culture', Amy J. Frykholm explores this remarkable phenomenon, seeking to understand why American evangelicals find the idea of the rapture so compelling. The book draws on extensive interviews with readers of the novels.
• Titolo autorizzato: Rapture culture
• ISBN: 0-19-533567-8; 0-19-028943-0; 0-19-803622-1; 9786610704323; 1-4237-2039-3; 1-280-70432-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910817274703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II