Awaiting Apocalypse
Download or Read eBook Awaiting Apocalypse PDF written by P. Corcoran and published by Springer. This book was released on 1999-12-03 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : P. Corcoran |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 1999-12-03 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780230597310 |
ISBN-13 | : 0230597319 |
Rating | : 4/5 (10 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Awaiting Apocalypse by : P. Corcoran
Book excerpt: The current obsession with the 'end of the millennium' illustrates the enduring power of the idea of endings. This fascination cannot be simply dismissed as faulty logic, a form of madness, or a primitive survival of childish thinking. Opening a path of understanding between ancient conceptions of meaning and the sceptical predicates of modern science, Awaiting Apocalypse shows how ordinary and extraordinary endings are inherent in the narrative structure of human experience and the sedimentation of that experience as historical meaning.