| History as Apocalypse Contributor(s): Altizer, Thomas J. J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0887060145 ISBN-13: 9780887060144 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1985 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - General |
| Dewey: 231.76 |
| LCCN: 84016289 |
| Lexile Measure: 1640 |
| Series: Dissertation (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.83 lbs) 265 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: History as Apocalypse is a reenactment of the history of the Western consciousness from the Homeric and Biblica revolutions through Finnegans Wake. This occurs through a historical, literary, and theological analysis of the Christian epic tradition. While attention is focused primarily upon Dante, Milton, Blake, and Joyce, the Classical and Biblical foundations of the Christian epic are explored with the intention of discovering an organic unity in the evolution of the Western consciousness. Our primary epics are identified as revolutionary breakthroughs, not only as transformations of consciousness but also records of social revolutions. The Christian epic is both a consequence and a primary embodiment of the decisive historical revolutions, revolutions culminating with the ending of our historical evolution. |