The end all around us
Subtitle: apocalyptic texts and popular culture
By: edited by John Walliss and Kenneth G.C. Newport.
Contributors: Walliss, John, 1974-; Newport, Kenneth G. C.
Series: Millennialism and society
Publisher: Equinox Pub.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London; Oakville, CT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 226
ISBN-13: 9781845532628
Subjects: Popular culture -- Religious aspects; End of the world
Description: For centuries the apocalypse has been a recurrent theme within art, literature, music, and more recently cinema. This collection of essays examines the influence of apocalyptic texts on popular cultural products, focusing on the timelessness and malleability of their themes to audiences.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.