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Eugen Weber delivered the Barbara Frum Historical Lecture, based on Apocalypses, at the University of Toronto in March 1999. This annual lecture "on a subject of contemporary history in historical perspective" was established in memory of Barbara Frum. Apocalypses Prophecies, Cults and Millennial Beliefs through the Ages The Barbara Frum Historical Lectureship A national bestseller What drove eminent historian Eugen Weber to write Apocalypses? His desire to redress the historical and religious amnesia that has consigned the study of apocalyptic and millennialist thought to the lunatic fringe. An absolute belief in the end time was omnipresent until the 17th century, and retains many adherents even now. Apocalyptic visions and prophecies inspired crusades, scientific discoveries, works of art, voyages such as those of Columbus, rebellions and reforms. Elegantly written, as witty and entertaining as it is profound, Apocalypses displays Eugen Weber's talents as a stylist and historical detective; this is more a travel book of the apocalypse than a definitive academic treatment. On the eve of a billennium beset by a host of apocalyptic predictions and cults, Apocalypses offers a sympathetic review of creeds we ignore at our peril.

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Eugen Weber delivered the Barbara Frum Historical Lecture, based on Apocalypses, at the University of Toronto in March 1999. This annual lecture "on a subject of contemporary history in historical perspective" was established in memory of Barbara Frum.
Apocalypses Prophecies, Cults and Millennial Beliefs through the Ages
The Barbara Frum Historical Lectureship A national bestseller
What drove eminent historian Eugen Weber to write Apocalypses? His desire to redress the historical and religious amnesia that has consigned the study of apocalyptic and millennialist thought to the lunatic fringe. An absolute belief in the end time was omnipresent until the 17th century, and retains many adherents even now. Apocalyptic visions and prophecies inspired crusades, scientific discoveries, works of art, voyages such as those of Columbus, rebellions and reforms. Elegantly written, as witty and entertaining as it is profound, Apocalypses displays Eugen Weber's talents as a stylist and historical detective; this is more a travel book of the apocalypse than a definitive academic treatment. On the eve of a billennium beset by a host of apocalyptic predictions and cults, Apocalypses offers a sympathetic review of creeds we ignore at our peril.

Details

Title Apocalypses: Prophecies, Cults and Millennial Beliefs Through the Ages
Author Eugen Weber
Binding Paperback
Edition First Thus
Pages 304
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Vintage Books Canada, Mississauga, ON, Canada
Date November 30, 1999
ISBN 9780679310129 / 0679310126
Weight 0.81 lbs (0.37 kg)
Dimensions 8.56 x 5.56 x 0.63 in (21.74 x 14.12 x 1.60 cm)
Themes
- Theometrics: Academic
Dewey Decimal Code 291.23

Media reviews

"A learned tour of this timely subject.-- No one does [history] better than Eugen Weber."- Robert Fulford, The Globe and Mail

About the author

Until his recent retirement Eugen Weber held the Joan Palevsky Chair of Modern European History at UCLA; he is one of the foremost interpreters of French history. Author of a dozen books, Weber has also written and narrated a 52-part PBS series, The Western Tradition.