Apocalyptic Discourse in Contemporary Culture - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Apocalyptic Discourse in Contemporary Culture write by Monica Germana. This book was released on 2014-09-15. Apocalyptic Discourse in Contemporary Culture available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This interdisciplinary collection of essays focuses on critical and theoretical responses to the apocalypse of the late twentieth- and early twenty-first-century cultural production. Examining the ways in which apocalyptic discourses have had an impact on how we read the world’s globalised space, the traumatic burden of history, and the mutual relationship between language and eschatological belief, fifteen original essays by a group of internationally established and emerging critics reflect on the apocalypse, its past tradition, pervasive present and future legacy. The collection seeks to offer a new reading of the apocalypse, understood as a complex – and, frequently, paradoxical – paradigm of (contemporary) Western culture. The majority of published collections on the subject have been published prior to the year 2000 and, in their majority of cases, locate the apocalypse in the future and envision it as something imminent. This collection offers a post-millennial perspective that perceives "the end" as immanent and, simultaneously, rooted in the past tradition.
Apocalypses in Context
Apocalypses in Context - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Apocalypses in Context write by Kelly J. Murphy. This book was released on 2016-09-01. Apocalypses in Context available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Apocalyptic scenarios remain prevalent and powerful in popular culture (in television, film, comic books, and popular fiction), in politics (in debates on climate change, environmentalism, Middle East policy, and military planning), and in various religious traditions. Academic interest in apocalypticism is flourishing; indeed, the study of both ancient and contemporary apocalyptic phenomena has long been a focus of attention in scholarly research and a ready way to engage the religious studies classroom. Apocalypses in Context is designed for just such a classroom, bringing together the insights of scholars in various fields and using different methods to discuss the manifestations of apocalyptic enthusiasm in different ages. This approach enables the instructor to make connections and students to recognize continuities and contrasts across history. Apocalypses in Context features illustrations, graphs, study questions, and suggestions for further reading after each chapter, as well as recommended media and artwork to support the college classroom.
The Intertextuality of Paul’s Apocalyptic Discourse
The Intertextuality of Paul’s Apocalyptic Discourse - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Intertextuality of Paul’s Apocalyptic Discourse write by Doosuk Kim. This book was released on 2023-05-08. The Intertextuality of Paul’s Apocalyptic Discourse available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book attempts to investigate two strands in a single work: ‘apocalyptic Paul’ and ‘intertextuality’. First, what does ‘apocalyptic Paul’ mean? Is it synonymous to eschatology as a theological notion, or the end-time mystery? Many seminal works have delved into the intriguing yet unorganized notion of the ‘apocalyptic’. Instead of attempting to provide a universal definition of the ‘apocalyptic’, the author presents his understanding of the phenomenon, particularly in the cultural realm. The author contends that ‘apocalyptic’ is neither all about the end-time event nor merely a literary genre, but an interpretive lens to understand the world and social phenomena—one that is shaped and developed through culture and society. Accordingly, the term ‘apocalyptic Paul’ implies how Paul views and understands the world, history, and supernatural phenomena through interaction with his cultural texts and context. Second, the author also suggests that ‘intertextuality’ is not only about comparative literature study. Rather, intertextuality refers to cultural semiotics: a sign system to deliver the meaning of text. Based on this notion of intertextuality, the author interprets how Paul envisages multiple phenomena (heavenly ascent, resurrection, afterlife, the origins of sin, and two ages) within his cultural context.
The End All Around Us
The End All Around Us - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The End All Around Us write by John Walliss. This book was released on 2014-12-05. The End All Around Us available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Apocalypse or end times are a recurrent theme within contemporary popular culture. 'The End All Around Us' presents a wide-ranging exploration of the influence of the apocalypse within art, literature, music and film. The essays draw on representations of the apocalypse in heavy metal music, science fiction, disaster movies and anime. The book examines key apocalyptic texts, focusing on their relevance to today. It will be invaluable to all those interested in the religious and cultural impact of apocalyptic thought.
Apocalyptic Shadows
Apocalyptic Shadows - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Apocalyptic Shadows write by Michael Carney. This book was released on 2015. Apocalyptic Shadows available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The focus of this research is to examine varieties of apocalyptic discourse, in particular, how they have been manifested in European art history and continue to be extrapolated in the contemporary zeitgeist. The research has been conducted within the fields of painting, ceramics and video, and is informed by the related disciplines of history and cultural theory. The research is presented as studio-based with an accompanying written exegesis.This study charts the discourse of apocalypse through its Judeo-Christian origins in the Book of Revelation to an increasingly secular definition associated with disaster and crisis. This research focuses on aspects of 18th/19th century Romanticism in the visual arts, 20th century premillennial American cinema and 21st century contemporary art. Within the recurring theme of apocalypse, the research inevitably invokes tropes commensurate with the apocalyptic sublime.
