The Last Myth

The Last Myth
Author: Matthew Barrett Gross
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2012-03-06
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1616145749

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During the first dozen years of the twenty-first century, apocalyptic anticipation in America has leapt from the cultish to the mainstream. Today, nearly 60 percent of Americans believe that the events foretold in the book of Revelation will come true. But many secular readers also seem hungry for catastrophe and have propelled books about peak oil, global warming, and the end of civilization into bestsellers. How did we come to live in a culture obsessed by the belief that the end is near? The Last Myth explains why apocalyptic beliefs are surging within the American mainstream today. Demonstrating that our expectation of the end of the world is a surprisingly recent development in human thought, the book reveals the profound influence of apocalyptic thinking on America’s past, present, and future.


The Last Myth
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Pages: 220
Authors: Matthew Barrett Gross
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-03-06 - Publisher: Prometheus Books

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