The thirteen essays in this volume focus on the dimensions, consequences and transformations of Apocalypticism. The authors explore the everyday relevance of the apocalyptic in contemporary society, culture, and politics, side by side with the various histories of apocalyptic ideas and movements. In particular, they seek to better understand the ways in which perceptions of the apocalypse...

This book concerns the politics of religion as expressed through apparitions of the Virgin Mary in Dzhublyk in Transcarpathian Ukraine. The analysis provides insights into the present position of Transcarpathia in regional, Ukrainewide, and European struggles for identity and political belonging. The way in which the apparitions site has been conceived and managed raises questions concerning...

An examination of the fundamentalists movements present in Islam, Christianity and Judaism and their commonalities.

Bibliotheca Islamica. The author seeks to answer some of the more common questions people have about Islam. The first section of the book looks at over 200 specific questions people often have. The second part of the book looks in detail on more than 20 theological-canonical issues and practices.

Based on archival materials, the book illuminates the history of the destruction of the Tomsk diocese. The authors have collected information about all the churches in the Tomsk region before the revolution and their destruction or closure, as well as about bishops who served exile in the Narym region, were imprisoned in Tomsk prisons and shot in Tomsk, about priests, church workers and active...