End of Days
Subtitle: An Encyclopedia of the Apocalypse in World Religions
By: edited by Wendell G. Johnson
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Published: 2023
Place of publication: Santa Barbara
Language: eng
Number of pages: 416
ISBN-13: 9798400645785
Subjects: Religion: general
Description: Covering religious traditions ranging from Buddhism to Christianity to Zoroastrianism and modern apocalyptic movements such as Arun Shinrikyo and the Branch Davidians, this book addresses prophesied end of days from a breadth of perspectives and includes material on often-neglected themes and genres.  End of Days: An Encyclopedia of the Apocalypse in World Religions describes apocalyptic writings in the world's major religious traditions, including Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. The cross-referenced entries address ancient traditions-Zoroastrianism, as one example-as well as modern apocalyptic movements, such as Arun Shinrikyo, the Branch Davidians, and the Order of the Solar Temple.  This book's broad scope offers coverage of overlooked traditions, such as Mayan Apocalyptic, Norse Apocalyptic, Native American eschatological literatures, and the Tibetan Book of the Dead. Readers seeking detailed information on the eschatological and apocalyptic movements and proponents of End Times can reference entries about individuals such as Harold Camping, Jerry Falwell, David Koresh of the Brand Davidians, and James Jones and the People's Temple.   This single-volume encyclopedia also contains numerous historical entries on subjects such as the Great Disappointment, the Great Awakening periods of religious revival, Joachim of Flora, the Maccabean Revolt, and the Plymouth Brethren. The influence of apocalyptic ideas far outside the realm of religion itself is documented through entries on film, including well-known modern movies such as The Hunger Games and Apocalypse Now, literature by writers such as Dante, and works of fine art like Wagner's Götterdämmerung. The inclusion of entries related to literature, film, and other art forms further attests to the wide-ranging social influence of belief in the end of days.
Table of contents: title: Preface Acknowledgments Introduction African Ethnic Traditional Religion De-Valera N. Y. M. Botchway Amillennialism Nathan Saunders Ancient of Days Justin Jeffcoat Schedtler Anti-Christ (Islam: Ahmadiyya) Andrew J. Waskey Antiochus IV Epiphanes Justin Jeffcoat Schedtler Apocalypse of Abraham Shawn McAvoy Apocalypse of Baruch Shayna Sheinfeld Apocalypse of Enoch Michael T. Miller Apocalypse of John Elizabeth A. Koprowski Apocalypse of Paul William P. Kladky Apocalypse of Peter William P. Kladky Apocalyptic Literature Shayna Sheinfeld Apokatastasis Augusto Cosentino Armageddon (Megiddo) Trevan Hatch and Cannon Hall Art Nathan Saunders Aum Shinrikyo (Shoko Asahara) Andrew J. Waskey Australian Aboriginal Apocalyptic Andrew P. Lynch Babylon/Whore of Babylon Amanda Wrenn Allen Bahá'í Faith, Apocalypse in the Bernardo Kerr Beast Natacha Klein Käfer Big Bang/Big Crunch Wendell G. Johnson Branch Davidians (David Koresh) Andrew P. Lynch Buddhist Apocalyptic Wendell G. Johnson Camping, Harold Jessica Tinklenberg Cargo Cults Jessica Tinklenberg Chabad Eschatology Sima Hurwitz Chinese Eschatology Dylan Blaine Christian Apocalypticism William E. Burns Cosmology Christopher Cumo Dante Amanda Wrenn Allen Day of Judgment Farhaan Wali Day of the Lord Justin Jeffcoat Schedtler Dispensationalism Nathan Saunders Doomsday Cults Morgan Shipley Eastern Orthodox Eschatology Michael E. Meagher Egyptian Book of the Dead Richard A. Thomas Eschatology Andrew J. Waskey Falwell, Jerry Jessica Tinklenberg Feminist Eschatology Wendell G. Johnson Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Abel Rios Frashokereti Nathan Martin Gnosticism Andrew P. Lynch Gog and Magog Lydia Lee Götterdämmerung (Wagner) Lars Straehler-Pohl Great Awakenings Farhaan Wali Great Disappointment William E. Burns Great White Throne Judgment Nathan Martin Heaven and Hell Andrew P. Lynch Heaven's Gate Benjamin E. Zeller Hindu Apocalyptic Wendell G. Johnson Hunger Games, The Cori Davis Ibn Al-Arabi Nathan Martin Idolatry Scott Nicholas Romaniuk Islamic Eschatology (Sunni) Andrew J. Waskey Israel Ralph Hartsock Jehovah's Witnesses William E. Burns Jesus Elizabeth A. Koprowski Jewish Apocalyptic Shayna Sheinfeld Joachim of Flora Timothy J. Davis Kingdom of God/Kingdom of Heaven Jessica Tinklenberg Left Behind Literature Aaron K. Davis Maccabean Revolt (The Book of Jubilees) Robert E. Jones Major and Minor Signs (Islam) Sanaa Riaz Manichaean Apocalyptic William P. Kladky Mayan Apocalyptic Ryan Phillips Messianism Shayna Sheinfeld Metsubo no Hi (Day of Destruction) James Harry Morris Millennialism Todd Platts Mormonism Wendell G. Johnson Native American Eschatological Traditions Natacha Klein Käfer New Jerusalem William P. Kladky Norse Apocalyptic Josianne Campbell Order of the Solar Temple Wendell G. Johnson Peoples Temple (Jim Jones, Jonestown) Morgan Shipley Persian Apocalyptic Benjamin Franz Plymouth Brethren Elizabeth A. Koprowski Popular Culture, The Apocalypse in Michael A. Davis Postmillennialism Shawn McAvoy Premillennialism Courtney S. Tepera Prophecy Chad Venters Puranic Apocalypse Ujaan Ghosh Rapture Elizabeth A. Koprowski Resurrection Wendell G. Johnson Roman Catholicism Michael E. Meagher Rome Andrew P. Lynch Salvation Farhaan Wali Satan Ralph Hartsock Second Coming (Parousia) Robert E. Jones Seven Seals, Seven Trumpets, Seven Bowls Meredith J. C. Warren Seventh-day Adventist Eschatology William E. Burns Shi'ite Apocalyptic Shawn McAvoy 666 Jessica Tinklenberg Tribulation Nathan Saunders Y2K Abel Rios Zionism Andrew C. Reed Zombies Samaya Borom Zurvanism Timothy J. Davis About the Editor and Contributors Index