Marks of the Beast
The Left Behind novels by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins have become a major publishing phenomenon in recent years. The novels have succeeded in part because they address the anxieties of their readers, using apocalyptic language to depict a future world in which evildoers are punished, and the faithf...
Publié dans: | Nova religio |
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Type de support: | Électronique Article |
Langue: | Anglais |
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University of Californiarnia Press
2004
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Nova religio
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Résumé: | The Left Behind novels by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins have become a major publishing phenomenon in recent years. The novels have succeeded in part because they address the anxieties of their readers, using apocalyptic language to depict a future world in which evildoers are punished, and the faithful reverse the tables on their cultural marginality. The novels, however, also speak to the |
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ISSN: | 1541-8480 |
Contient: | Enthalten in: Nova religio
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1525/nr.2004.8.2.48 |