Cosmos, Chaos and the World to Come The Ancient Roots of Apocalyptic Faith

Name: Cosmos, Chaos and the World to Come The Ancient Roots of Apocalyptic Faith
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ISBN: 9780300090888

ISBN-10: 0300090889

ISBN-13: 9780300090888

Edition: 2nd 2001

Authors: Norman Cohn

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The view that good will overcome evil and lead to a perfect world is held by many religions and races. This work investigates the origins of this belief through the world views of ancient civilisations.

Book details

List price: $25.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 8/11/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 282
Size: 5.00" wide x 7.72" long x 1.06" tall
Weight: 0.484

Norman Cohn is professor emeritus at the University of Sussex.



Foreword to the New Edition


Foreword


Acknowledgements



The Ancient Near East and Beyond



Egyptians



Mesopotamians



Vedic Indians



Zoroastrians



From Combat Myth to Apocalyptic Faith



Syro-Palestinian Crucible



Ugarit



Yahweh and the Jerusalem Monarchy



Exile and After



Jewish Apocalypses (I)



Jewish Apocalypses (II)



The Jesus Sect



The Book of Revelation



Zoroastrians, Jews and Christians


Afterword


Appendix


Notes


Index