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Antichrist: Two Thousand Years of the Human Fascination with Evil
Contributor(s): Simmons, Amy (Author)

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ISBN: 0231119771     ISBN-13: 9780231119771
Publisher: Columbia University Press
OUR PRICE: $35.70  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: December 1999
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Annotation: In this timely and sweeping exploration, one of the greatest living historians of Christian thought traces the concept of Antichrist from its Judeo-Christian origins to the present day. Rooted in Second Temple Judaism--a period of intense religious and political disruption--Antichrist developed out of belief in malevolent angelic and human forces. McGinn demonstrates how Antichrist has often reflected the human need to comprehend the persistence of evil in the world, and examines how it has haunted popular imagination in both the form of indivuduals--such as Nero, Napoleon, and Saddam Hussein--and groups--Jews, heretics, Muslims.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Cults
- Religion | Christianity - History
- Religion | Christian Theology - Angelology & Demonology
Dewey: 791.437
LCCN: 990045369
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" L (1.00 lbs) 369 pages
Themes:
- Theometrics - Academic
- Religious Orientation - Christian
Features: Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
 
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