| Prophecy in the New Millennium: When Prophecies Persist Contributor(s): Newcombe, Suzanne (Editor), Harvey, Sarah (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1409449955 ISBN-13: 9781409449959 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Comparative Religion |
| Dewey: 202.117 |
| LCCN: 2012031450 |
| Series: Ashgate Inform Series on Minority Religions and Spiritual Mo |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.36 lbs) 312 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Secular and spiritual prophets of doom abound in the information-rich twenty-first century - as they have for millennia. But there has yet to be worldwide floods, meteor impact, global computer failure, obvious alien contact, or direct intervention from God to end the world as we know it. Considering the frequency with which prophecy apparently fails, why do prophecies continue to be made, and what social functions do they serve? This volume gives a concise, but comprehensive, overview of the rich diversity of prophecy, its role in major world religions as well as in new religions and alternative spiritualties, its social dynamics and its impact on individuals' lives. Academic analyses are complimented with contextualized primary source testimonies of those who live and have lived within a prophetic framework. The book argues that the key to understanding the more dramatic, apocalyptic and millenarian aspects of prophecy is in appreciating prophecy's more mundane manifestations and its role in providing meaning and motivation in everyday life. |