Author: WEBER, EUGEN
Title: Apocalypses : prophecies, cults and millennial beliefs through the ages / Eugen Weber
Description: London : Hutchinson 1999. First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine. very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw. now mylar-sleeved. Minor library marks remain. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight. bright. clean and strong. Provenance: From the library of L. P. Coomer with his bookplate to front pastedown. ; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 294 pages; Physical description: 294 p. ; 24 cm. Summary: This text offers an overview of apocalyptic visions. from Zarathustra to the day before yesterday. The author. a distinguished historian. offers an alternative view to conventional wisdom. which has consigned the study of apocalyptic and millennial thought to the lunatic fringe. Subjects: End of the world -- Millennialism.ISBN: 0091801346. Weight in Kg appr.:

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