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Angels & Engines: The Culture of Apocalypse.

Authors :
Warner, Marina
Source :
Raritan. Fall2005, Vol. 25 Issue 2, p12-41. 30p.
Publication Year :
2005

Abstract

The article presents information about "The Book of Revelation," in the Bible. The political uses of the book focus on the religious revelation as a warranty for state violence. The work has not lost its prophetic mission in the book. There is a kind of self-pleasuring thrust, vehemence and rhythm in the book. The second half of the book keeps up the storm of massacres, carnage, and revelage for evoking the war between another beast and the saints. The story of the book illuminates all ethical dimension missing in representations today and, by extension, in experience itself. The problem of apocalyptic thinking also rise from the loss of meaning incurred in the illusions and spectacle of apocalyptic vision. The book was written in the 95 C.E. and was the last text to be included in the Bible. The influence of the book originated with the clerical intelligentsia and potent political figures. The book is bound by memories of both world wars. The book became a secular Bible for the hippie generation.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
02751607
Volume :
25
Issue :
2
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Raritan
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
19284444