Cosmos, chaos, and the world to come the ancient roots of apocalyptic faith
By:  Norman Cohn
Edition: 2nd ed
Publisher: Yale Nota Bene
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New Haven; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 282
Subjects: Creation -- Comparative studies; Cosmology -- Comparative studies; Eschatology -- Comparative studies
Genres: Comparative studies
Description: "In this book, the author of the classic work The Pursuit of the Millennium investigates the origins of apocalyptic faith - the belief in a perfect future, when the forces of good are victorious over the forces of evil. Norman Cohn takes us back two thousand years to the world views of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, and India, the innovations of Iranian and Jewish prophets and sages, and the earliest Christian imaginings of heaven on earth, and he illuminates a major turning point in the history of human consciousness. For this second edition, the final chapter on Zoroastrians, Jews, and Christians has been wholly rewritten and extended."--Jacket.
Notes: Previous ed: New Haven; London: Yale University Press, 1993

Includes bibliographical references and index