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Apocalypse Not

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For almost 3,000 years apocalypse prophecies have convinced people all over the world that the future is about to give them the world they want instead of the world they've got. All the end time prophecies splashed across the media in every age have had something else in common: every one of them has been wrong. Apocalypse Not is a lively and engaging survey of predictions about the end of the world, along with the failed dreams and nightmares that have clustered around them. Among the stories highlighted in Apocalypse Not are: the birth of the apocalypse meme out of archaic star myths in the ancient Middle East; the failed end time prophecies of Nostradamus, Mother Shipton, and other famous prophets; the long and murky road from the Great Pyramid to today's Rapture beliefs; and the real origins of the belief in apocalypse in 2012 (hint: it's not originally Mayan at all).

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Publisher: Viva Editions

Kindle Book

  • Release date: September 15, 2011

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781936740055
  • Release date: September 15, 2011

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781936740055
  • File size: 302 KB
  • Release date: September 15, 2011

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Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook

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English

For almost 3,000 years apocalypse prophecies have convinced people all over the world that the future is about to give them the world they want instead of the world they've got. All the end time prophecies splashed across the media in every age have had something else in common: every one of them has been wrong. Apocalypse Not is a lively and engaging survey of predictions about the end of the world, along with the failed dreams and nightmares that have clustered around them. Among the stories highlighted in Apocalypse Not are: the birth of the apocalypse meme out of archaic star myths in the ancient Middle East; the failed end time prophecies of Nostradamus, Mother Shipton, and other famous prophets; the long and murky road from the Great Pyramid to today's Rapture beliefs; and the real origins of the belief in apocalypse in 2012 (hint: it's not originally Mayan at all).

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  • Details

    Publisher:
    Viva Editions

    Kindle Book
    Release date: September 15, 2011

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781936740055
    Release date: September 15, 2011

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781936740055
    File size: 302 KB
    Release date: September 15, 2011

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  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English