Seventh-Day Adventists, Melanesian cargo cults, David Koresh's Branch Davidians, and the Raelian UFO religion would seem to have little in common. What these groups share, however, is a millennial orientation-the audacious human hope for a collective salvation, which may be either heavenly or earthly.
Seventh-Day Adventists, Melanesian cargo cults, David Koresh's Branch Davidians, and the Raelian UFO religion would seem to have little in common. What these groups share, however, is a millennial orientation-the audacious human hope for a collective salvation, which may be either heavenly or earthly.
Catherine Wessinger is Rev. H. James Yamauchi, S.J., Professor of the History of Religions at Loyola University New Orleans.
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* Contributors * INTRODUCTION * 1. Millennialism in Cross-Cultural Perspective * Catherine Wessinger * MILLENNIALISM: PRIMARY CATEGORIES AND HISTORIES * 2. Catastrophic Millennialism: Expecting Cataclysmic Transition to a Collective Salvation * Eugene V. Gallagher * 3. Progressive Millennialism: Perfecting Society in the Millennial Future * W. Michael Ashcraft * 4. Avertive Apocalypticism: Using Spiritual Techniques to Prevent Worldly Catastrophe * Daniel Wojcik * 5. Nativist Millennialism: Responses to Invasion * Jean E. Rosenfeld * ISSUES RELATING TO MILLENNIALISM * 6. Charismatic Leadership in Millennial Movements: Its Nature, Origins and Development * Lorne L. Dawson * 7. Reading the Signs: Millennialism, Scripture and Tradition * Eugene V. Gallagher * 8. Prophetic Failure in Millennial Movements * Lorne L. Dawson * 9. Gender Roles, Sexuality and Children in Millennial Movements * Melissa M. Wilcox * 10. Millennial Visions and Conflict with Society: Lessons from the Twelve Tribes, The Family International, and the Branch Davidians * David G. Bromley and Catherine Wessinger * 11. Millennialism and Violence: Fragile Millennial Communities * John Walliss * MILLENNIALISM IN CROSS-HISTORICAL AND CROSS-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE * Nascent Monotheistic and Monotheistic Traditions * 12. Ancient Near Eastern Millennialism * Robert Gnuse * 13. They Shall Reign with Him a Thousand Years: Ancient Jewish and Early Christian Millennialism * James D. Tabor * 14. Early Islamic and Classical Sunni and Shi'ite Apocalyptic Movements * David Cook * 15. European Millennialism from A to Zvi: Jews, Christians and Muslims in Apocalyptic Dialogue * Rebecca Moore * Asian Millennial Movements * 16. Chinese Millennial Movements * Scott Lowe * 17. Millennialism in Korea * Robert Pearson Flaherty * 18. Japanese Millennial Movements * Helen Hardacre * 19. Millenarian Elements in the Hindu Religious Traditions * Hugh B. Urban * MILLENNIALISM IN AFRICA, THE CARIBBEAN, AND THE PACIFIC * 20. Millennial and Apocalyptic Movements in Africa: From Neo-Traditionals to Neo- Pentecostals * Rosalind I. J. Hackett * 21. Millennialism in the Caribbean * Barry Chevannes * 22. Pacific Millennial Movements * Garry W. Trompf * Nineteenth-, Twentieth-, and Twenty-first-century Millennial Movements * 23. Native American Geopolitical, Georestorative Movements * Michelene Pesantubbee * 24. Babi and Baha'i Millennialism * Peter Smith and William P. Collins * 25. ''The Kingdom of God Is at Hand'': Nineteenth- and Twentieth-century American Millennialisms * Jon R. Stone * 26. Christian Dispensationalism * Glenn W. Shuck * 27. National Socialist Millennialism * David Redles * 28. Modern Catholic Millennialism * Massimo Introvigne * 29. New Age Millennialism: Progressive and Catastrophic Visions of Global Transformation * Phillip Charles Lucas * 30. UFOs, ETs and the Millennial Imagination * Robert Pearson Flaherty * 31. Dreams Wrapped in Nightmares: Millennium, Apocalypse and American Popular Culture * Douglas E. Cowan * 32. Environmental Millennialism * Robin Globus and Bron Taylor * MILLENNIALISM AND CONTEMPORARY NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFLICTS * 33. Millennialism on the Radical Right in America * Michael Barkun * 34. Radical Movements in Contemporary Judaism in Israel: From Progressive to Catastrophic Millennialism * Yaakov Ariel * 35. Millennialism and Radical Islamist Movements * Jeffrey T. Kenney * 36. Millennial Glossary * Compiled by Catherine Wessinger * 37. Index of Millennial Groups and Movements * Index
* Contributors * INTRODUCTION * 1. Millennialism in Cross-Cultural Perspective * Catherine Wessinger * MILLENNIALISM: PRIMARY CATEGORIES AND HISTORIES * 2. Catastrophic Millennialism: Expecting Cataclysmic Transition to a Collective Salvation * Eugene V. Gallagher * 3. Progressive Millennialism: Perfecting Society in the Millennial Future * W. Michael Ashcraft * 4. Avertive Apocalypticism: Using Spiritual Techniques to Prevent Worldly Catastrophe * Daniel Wojcik * 5. Nativist Millennialism: Responses to Invasion * Jean E. Rosenfeld * ISSUES RELATING TO MILLENNIALISM * 6. Charismatic Leadership in Millennial Movements: Its Nature, Origins and Development * Lorne L. Dawson * 7. Reading the Signs: Millennialism, Scripture and Tradition * Eugene V. Gallagher * 8. Prophetic Failure in Millennial Movements * Lorne L. Dawson * 9. Gender Roles, Sexuality and Children in Millennial Movements * Melissa M. Wilcox * 10. Millennial Visions and Conflict with Society: Lessons from the Twelve Tribes, The Family International, and the Branch Davidians * David G. Bromley and Catherine Wessinger * 11. Millennialism and Violence: Fragile Millennial Communities * John Walliss * MILLENNIALISM IN CROSS-HISTORICAL AND CROSS-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE * Nascent Monotheistic and Monotheistic Traditions * 12. Ancient Near Eastern Millennialism * Robert Gnuse * 13. They Shall Reign with Him a Thousand Years: Ancient Jewish and Early Christian Millennialism * James D. Tabor * 14. Early Islamic and Classical Sunni and Shi'ite Apocalyptic Movements * David Cook * 15. European Millennialism from A to Zvi: Jews, Christians and Muslims in Apocalyptic Dialogue * Rebecca Moore * Asian Millennial Movements * 16. Chinese Millennial Movements * Scott Lowe * 17. Millennialism in Korea * Robert Pearson Flaherty * 18. Japanese Millennial Movements * Helen Hardacre * 19. Millenarian Elements in the Hindu Religious Traditions * Hugh B. Urban * MILLENNIALISM IN AFRICA, THE CARIBBEAN, AND THE PACIFIC * 20. Millennial and Apocalyptic Movements in Africa: From Neo-Traditionals to Neo- Pentecostals * Rosalind I. J. Hackett * 21. Millennialism in the Caribbean * Barry Chevannes * 22. Pacific Millennial Movements * Garry W. Trompf * Nineteenth-, Twentieth-, and Twenty-first-century Millennial Movements * 23. Native American Geopolitical, Georestorative Movements * Michelene Pesantubbee * 24. Babi and Baha'i Millennialism * Peter Smith and William P. Collins * 25. ''The Kingdom of God Is at Hand'': Nineteenth- and Twentieth-century American Millennialisms * Jon R. Stone * 26. Christian Dispensationalism * Glenn W. Shuck * 27. National Socialist Millennialism * David Redles * 28. Modern Catholic Millennialism * Massimo Introvigne * 29. New Age Millennialism: Progressive and Catastrophic Visions of Global Transformation * Phillip Charles Lucas * 30. UFOs, ETs and the Millennial Imagination * Robert Pearson Flaherty * 31. Dreams Wrapped in Nightmares: Millennium, Apocalypse and American Popular Culture * Douglas E. Cowan * 32. Environmental Millennialism * Robin Globus and Bron Taylor * MILLENNIALISM AND CONTEMPORARY NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFLICTS * 33. Millennialism on the Radical Right in America * Michael Barkun * 34. Radical Movements in Contemporary Judaism in Israel: From Progressive to Catastrophic Millennialism * Yaakov Ariel * 35. Millennialism and Radical Islamist Movements * Jeffrey T. Kenney * 36. Millennial Glossary * Compiled by Catherine Wessinger * 37. Index of Millennial Groups and Movements * Index
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