Cosmos, Chaos and the World to Come: The Ancient Roots of Apocalyptic Faith
Cosmic order and human destiny provide the subjects for Cohn's (emeritus, Univ. of Sussex, England) most recent study. Students of his previous work, Pursuit of the Millennium (1970), will find in Cosmos the same rich tapestry encompassing history, archaeology, popular culture, mythology, and religion. With an eye to eschatology and apocalypticism, Cohn effectively leads us from the ancient Near East to the "new" thinking he locates in Zoroastrianism and its prophet, Zarathustra. He credits Zoroastrianism with providing the eschatological framework for Western thought. Cohn's depth and breadth of knowledge is marvelous, his enthusiasm for the subject infectious. Well documented and extremely readable, this is highly recommended for religion, history, and seminary collections.- Sandra Collins, SLIS, Univ. of PittsburghCopyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.