The Armenian apocalyptic tradition : a comparative perspective : essays presented in honor of Professor Robert W. Thomson on the occasion of his eightieth birthday /

The Armenian apocalyptic tradition : a comparative perspective : essays presented in honor of Professor Robert W. Thomson on the occasion of his eightieth birthday /

The Armenian Apocalyptic Tradition: A Comparative Perspective comprises a collection of essays on apocalyptic literature in the Armenian tradition. This collection is unprecedented in its subject and scope and employs a comparative approach that situates the Armenian apocalyptic tradition within a b...

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Other Authors: Bardakjian, Kevork B., La Porta, Sergio., Thomson, Robert W., 1934-

Format: eBook

Language: English
French
Armenian

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill. c2014.

Series: Studia in Veteris Testamenti Pseudepigrapha 25.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2014, ISBN: 9789004262416.

Subjects:

Apocalyptic literature > History and criticism > Congresses.
Apocalyptic literature > Congresses.
Apocalypse in literature > Congresses.
Apocalypse in literature.
Apocalyptic literature.
Armenian literature.
Civilization.
Armenia > Civilization > Congresses.
Asia > Armenia.
Conference proceedings.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.

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Call Number: DS176 .A76 2014

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Summary:The Armenian Apocalyptic Tradition: A Comparative Perspective comprises a collection of essays on apocalyptic literature in the Armenian tradition. This collection is unprecedented in its subject and scope and employs a comparative approach that situates the Armenian apocalyptic tradition within a broader context. The topics in this volume include the role of apocalyptic literature and apocalypticism in the conversion of the Armenians to Christianity, apocalyptic ideology and holy war, the significance of the Book of Daniel in Armenian thought, the reception of the Apocalypse of Ps.-Methodius in Armenian, the role of apocalyptic literature in political ideologies, and the expression of apocalypticism in the visual arts.
Item Description:Papers presented at two international conferences. The first was held at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in June, 2007; the second was held in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in October, 2008.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xx, 797 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9789004270268
ISSN:0169-8125 ;
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