Title Apocalypse, Revolution and Terrorism : From the Sicari to the American Revolt Against the Modern World

Published Milton : Routledge, 2018

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Description 1 online resource (216 pages) Series Political Violence Ser Political Violence Ser Contents Introduction PART I: This was Then 1. Nothing is True, Everything is Permitted: Premodern Religious Terrorism 2. America's Apocalyptic Literature of the Radical Right PART II: This is Now 3. Red Dawn Is Now: Race Vs. Nation and the American Election 4. Life During Wartime: Active Measures in the Microchip Era Conclusion Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I This was then; 1 Nothing is true, everything is permitted: premodern religious terrorism; 2 America's apocalyptic literature of the radical right; Part II This is now; 3 Red Dawn is now: race vs. nation and the American election; 4 Life during wartime: active measures in the microchip era; Conclusion; Index Summary This book focuses on religiously driven oppositional violence through the ages. Beginning with the 1st-century Sicari, it examines the commonalities that link apocalypticism, revolution, and terrorism occurring in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam past and present. It is divided into two sections, 'This was Then' and 'This is Now', which together examine the cultural and religious history of oppositional violence from the time of Jesus to the aftermath of the 2016 American election. The historical focus centers on how the movements, leaders and revolutionaries from earlier times are interpreted today through the lenses of historical memory and popular culture. The radical right is the primary but not exclusive focus of the second part of the book. At the same time, the work is intensely personal, in that it incorporates the author's experiences in the worlds of communist Eastern Europe, in the Iranian Revolution, and in the uprisings and wars in the Middle East and East Africa. This book will be of much interest to students of religious and political violence, religious studies, history, and security studies Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Apocalyptic literature. Political violence-History Violence -- Religious aspects. Political violence -- History Apocalyptic literature -- History and criticism POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- General. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General. American revolt. anarchism. apocalyptic. culture. memory. Russia. religious terrorism. Sicari. Trump. Apocalyptic literature Political violence Violence -- Religious aspects Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781351054379 1351054376 9781351054362 1351054368 1351054384 9781351054386

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