The Oxford Handbook of Millennialism

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

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Christian Dispensationalism, the Taiping Revolution, cargo cults in Oceania, the Baha'i Faith, and the Raelian Movement would seem to have little in common. What they share, however, is a millennial orientation--the audacious human hope for a collective salvation, which may be heavenly or earthly or both. Although many religions feature a belief in personal salvation, millennial faiths are characterized by the expectation that salvation will be accomplished for an entire group by a superhuman agent, with or without human collaboration. The Oxford Handbook of Millennialism offers readers an in-depth look at both the theoretical underpinnings of the study of millennialism and its many manifestations across history and cultures.While the term "millennialism" is drawn from Christianity, it is a category that is used to study religious expressions in diverse cultures, religious traditions, and historical periods. Sometimes, millennial expectations are expressed in peaceful ways. Other times, millennialists become involved in violence. The Oxford Handbook of Millennialism begins with a section that examines four primary types of millennialism. Chapters in the next section examine key issues such as charismatic leadership, use of scripture, prophetic failure, gender roles, children, tension with society, and violence. The rest of the book explores millennialism in a wide variety of places and times, from ancient Near Eastern movements to contemporary apocalyptic and new age movements, including the roles played by millennialism in national and international conflicts. This handbook will be a valuable resource for scholars of religious studies, sociology, psychology, history, and new religious movements.

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Utgivningsdatum2016-08-11
Mått168 x 246 x 43 mm
Vikt1 247 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieOxford Handbooks
Antal sidor768
FörlagOUP USA
ISBN9780190611941
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ContributorsINTRODUCTION1. Millennialism in Cross-Cultural Perspective Catherine Wessinger MILLENNIALISM: PRIMARY CATEGORIES AND HISTORIES2. Catastrophic Millennialism: Expecting Cataclysmic Transition to a Collective Salvation Eugene V. Gallagher3. Progressive Millennialism: Perfecting Society in the Millennial FutureW. Michael Ashcraft 4. Avertive Apocalypticism: Using Spiritual Techniques to Prevent Worldly Catastrophe Daniel Wojcik5. Nativist Millennialism: Responses to InvasionJean E. RosenfeldISSUES RELATING TO MILLENNIALISM6. Charismatic Leadership in Millennial Movements: Its Nature, Origins and Development Lorne L. Dawson7. Reading the Signs: Millennialism, Scripture and TraditionEugene V. Gallagher8. Prophetic Failure in Millennial MovementsLorne L. Dawson9. Gender Roles, Sexuality and Children in Millennial Movements Melissa M. Wilcox10. Millennial Visions and Conflict with Society: Lessons from the Twelve Tribes, The Family International, and the Branch Davidians David G. Bromley and Catherine Wessinger11. Millennialism and Violence: Fragile Millennial Communities John WallissMILLENNIALISM IN CROSS-HISTORICAL AND CROSS-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVENascent Monotheistic and Monotheistic Traditions12. Ancient Near Eastern Millennialism Robert Gnuse13. They Shall Reign with Him a Thousand Years: Ancient Jewish and Early Christian Millennialism James D. Tabor14. Early Islamic and Classical Sunni and Shi'ite Apocalyptic MovementsDavid Cook15. European Millennialism from A to Zvi: Jews, Christians and Muslims in Apocalyptic DialogueRebecca MooreAsian Millennial Movements16. Chinese Millennial Movements Scott Lowe17. Millennialism in KoreaRobert Pearson Flaherty18. Japanese Millennial MovementsHelen Hardacre19. Millenarian Elements in the Hindu Religious Traditions Hugh B. UrbanMILLENNIALISM IN AFRICA, THE CARIBBEAN, AND THE PACIFIC20. Millennial and Apocalyptic Movements in Africa: From Neo-Traditionals to Neo- Pentecostals Rosalind I. J. Hackett21. Millennialism in the CaribbeanBarry Chevannes22. Pacific Millennial Movements Garry W. TrompfNineteenth-, Twentieth-, and Twenty-first-century Millennial Movements23. Native American Geopolitical, Georestorative Movements Michelene Pesantubbee24. Babi and Baha'i Millennialism Peter Smith and William P. Collins25. ''The Kingdom of God Is at Hand'': Nineteenth- and Twentieth-century American Millennialisms Jon R. Stone26. Christian Dispensationalism Glenn W. Shuck27. National Socialist Millennialism David Redles28. Modern Catholic Millennialism Massimo Introvigne29. New Age Millennialism: Progressive and Catastrophic Visions of Global Transformation Phillip Charles Lucas30. UFOs, ETs and the Millennial Imagination Robert Pearson Flaherty 31. Dreams Wrapped in Nightmares: Millennium, Apocalypse and American Popular CultureDouglas E. Cowan32. Environmental Millennialism Robin Globus and Bron TaylorMILLENNIALISM AND CONTEMPORARY NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFLICTS33. Millennialism on the Radical Right in America Michael Barkun 34. Radical Movements in Contemporary Judaism in Israel: From Progressive to Catastrophic MillennialismYaakov Ariel35. Millennialism and Radical Islamist Movements Jeffrey T. Kenney36. Millennial Glossary Compiled by Catherine Wessinger 37. Index of Millennial Groups and MovementsIndex