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Who Invented the Apocalypse? Obsession with the End as a Western Cultural Weapon

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Who Invented the Apocalypse? Obsession with the End as a Western Cultural Weapon
19.99 €
Why is Western civilization so fascinated with the end? Why is the apocalypse not just an image, but a constant cultural refrain, permeating cinema, politics, religion, even ecology? In "Who Invented the Apocalypse?", cultural analyst Jonathan Archer explores how the idea of the end of the world has become a symbol of power. This is not a story of faith; it is a story of influence. The apocalypse, whether biblical, ecological, or digital, is used as a tool: to create an enemy, mobilize society, and justify exceptionalism.

Archer takes the reader from ancient eschatological concepts to Hollywood survival scenarios, from religious fears to political declarations, from the Last Judgment to zero emissions. This book is not about what will happen if the end comes. It is about what happens when we begin to live as if it is already inevitable.
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