Vision and Violence

by Arthur P. Mendel

Book Overview

Vision and Violence argues that throughout Western history, the Apocalypse has changed nothing but its guise--from God to Reason, to History, and then to Nature--all the while holding us rapt with its prophecy of universal devastation. While in Judaism and Christianity it inspires efforts to uplift societies spiritually, the apocalyptic fantasy serves in secular thought--as in today's environmental movement--to bring about much-needed policy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472086367
• ISBN13: 9780472086368
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.0"