Nostradamus
Subtitle: how an obscure Renaissance astrologer became the modern prophet of doom
By: Stephane Gerson
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Number of pages: 347
ISBN-13: 9781250037862; 9780312613686; 9781250017567
Copyright date: 2012
Subjects: Weissagung; Forecasts; Rezeption; Prophecies (Occultism); Prophéties (Nostradamus); Twentieth century
Description: Presents a portrait of the astrologer, evaluating how his prophecies have been interpreted, transformed, and analyzed while exploring the ways in which people believe his predictions have been proven and his cultural influence.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-332) and index.
Table of contents: title: A good friend in Renaissance Europe; title: The power of words; title: Unfathomable afflictions; title: Fame and infamy; title: The Nostradamian underworld; title: Wonder and politics at the Court of France; title: Amazing bones: a revolutionary desecration; title: A world of one's own; title: We are not Nostradadamites!; title: Fin de Siècle madness; title: Nostradamus is Adolf Hitler; title: Apocalypse now?; title: Times for Nostradamus.