Encyclopedia of Millennialism and Millennial Movements

Download or read book Encyclopedia of Millennialism and Millennial Movements written by Richard Allen Landes and published by Taylor & Francis US. This book was released on 2000 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring over 200 entries, numerous illustrations and extracts of primary source material, this work covers millenial movements throughout the world. The entries are written by specialists in the field, and cover such issues as: 666; charismatic leadership; church triumphant; Heaven's gate; Jehovah's Witnesses; native American ghost dance; promise-keepers; religious conversion; women in millennial movements; seventh-day adventism; societal stress; Y2K; UFO-logy; utopia; and more.