Encyclopedia of Prophecy

by Geoffrey Ashe

Book Overview

A definitive, factual, A-Z reference guide offering a global perspective on the role of prophecy in world history, religion, folklore, and literature.

From at least 1200 B.C. and probably long before, prophets have attempted to see into the future. Most--from ancient oracles to modern astrologers, from doomsday sects to telephone psychics--have been wrong the majority of the time, says British researcher Geoffrey Ashe. True foreknowledge...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1576070794
• ISBN13: 9781576070796
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Length: 291 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 10.0"