The end all around us apocalyptic texts and popular culture / edited by John Walliss and Kenneth G.C. Newport.
| Other author | Walliss, John, 1974- |
| Other author | Newport, Kenneth G. C. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London ; Oakville : Equinox, |
| Description | xiii, 226 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Millennialism and society Millennialism and society. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | Introduction / John Walliss and Kenneth G.C. Newport -- Songs of fate, hope and oblivion: Bob Dylan's dystopianism and apocalyticism / Gary Baines -- End of the world music: is extreme metal the sound of the apocalypse? / Keith Kahn-Harris -- Babylon's burning: reggae, Rastafari, and millenarianism / Christopher Partridge -- Apocalypse at the millennium / John Walliss -- "The days are numbered": the romance of death, doom, and deferral in contemporary apocalypse films / Lee Quinby -- Making things new: regeneration and transcendence in Anime / Mick Broderick -- Selling faith without selling out: reading the Left Behind novels in the context of popular culture / Jennie Chapman -- "The shadow of the end": the appeal of apocalypse in literary science fiction / Roslyn Weaver -- An end times virtual "Ekklesia": ritual deliberation in participatory media / Robert Glenn Howard -- Index. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2008039137 |
| ISBN | 9781845532611 (hb) |
| ISBN | 1845532619 (hb) |
| ISBN | 9781845532628 (pb) |
| ISBN | 1845532627 (pb) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |