Isbn: 9783893542109 - a postmodern revelation (signs of astrology and the apocalypse) (3 resultados)

Soft cover. Condición: Fine. 1st Edition. Theory and Criticism of Culture and Literature, 10. Softcover volume, measuring approximately 6.25" x 9.25", is new. Full-page illustrations. Text is in English. 415 pages. "In this new interpretation of the Book of Revelation, Jacques M. Chevalier examines the relationship between astromythology and Western interpretation. While scholars have noted the influence of ancient astromythology in Revelation before, Chevalier shows how John's heavenly imagery is the key to a polemical dialogue between modes of storytelling in Western history: astrology and eschatology, and naturalism and logocentrism. The book also explains how the "genealogical" concerns of modern academia about the origins of natural and cultural history have supplanted the future-oriented  visions of sidereal divination and Christian prophecy.".…

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Trade Paperback. Condición: Very Good. ix, 415pp., index, biblio., notes, ill. Corners very lightly bumped. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.