Black mass
Subtitle: apocalyptic religion and the death of utopia
By: John Gray
Edition: 1st American pbk. ed.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9780374531522
Subjects: Religion and politics; Revolutions; Conservatism; World politics; Utopias; Religious aspects
Description: Philosopher John Gray examines the history of utopianism, links it to apocalyptic religious beliefs, and argues that utopianism currently dominates mainstream politics, discussing its impact in Iraq and elsewhere in the twenty-first century.
Notes: Originally published: Great Britain : Allen Lane, 2007.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-229) and index.
Table of contents: title: The death of utopia; title: Enlightenment and terror in the twentieth century; title: Utopia enters the mainstream; title: The Americanization of the apocalypse; title: Armed missionaries; title: Post-apocalypse.