Pulling Down the Sky: Envisioning the Apocalypse with Keith Haring and William S. Burroughs

The article focuses on Apocalypse also becomes a designation for a genre of literature for which Revelation is often thought of as a model with Keith Haring and William S. Burroughs. It mentions texts that have shaped a community's identity, for good or ill, to challenge and reimagine that iden...

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Main Author: Huber, Lynn R. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: The University of North Carolina Press 2018
In: Cross currents
Year: 2018, Volume: 68, Issue: 2, Pages: 283-308
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Haring, Keith 1958-1990 / Burroughs, William S. 1914-1997 / Apocalypticism
IxTheo Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
AZ New religious movements
CB Christian life; spirituality
Further subjects:B Apocalypse
B Revelation
B Social Structure
B BURROUGHS, William S., 1914-1997
B HARING, Keith, 1958-1990
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Summary:The article focuses on Apocalypse also becomes a designation for a genre of literature for which Revelation is often thought of as a model with Keith Haring and William S. Burroughs. It mentions texts that have shaped a community's identity, for good or ill, to challenge and reimagine that identity and collection of texts and traditions with which queer communities engage. It also mentions political and social structures, the relationship between queer interpreters and apocalyptic literature.
ISSN:1939-3881
Contains:Enthalten in: Cross currents
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/cros.12312