The sociology of hope
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Word Count
52,250 words, Guess
Page Count
209 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivesociologyofhope0000desr
- ISBN-100710003110
- ISBN-139780710003119
- Goodreads4188506
- LibraryThing3158680
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- Library of Congress Control Number79040085
- OCLC Control Number5827488
- Better World Books9780710003119
- Open LibraryOL4424760M
Classifications
- DDC306/.6
- LCCBV4638 .D4313
- LCCBV4638
Description
This book focuses on hope as a religious phenomenon, as the inspiration for various kinds of millenarianism, their cults of possession and utopian experiments. Drawing in particular on anthropology and the sociology of religion, the author presents a survey of millenarianism in many cultures, including Judaism, Islam and the early Christians. He also considers more recent millenarianisms such as the Fifth Monarchy Men, the Mormons, the Doukhobors and 'Black Messiah' movements in the Third World. He goes on to indicate the relationships between revolutionary ideologies and religious messianism, and points to the contrast between older movements, which were predominantly religious, and more recent forms of millenarianism, which tend to be social in character. He stresses, however, that both have or had a common aim -- the achievement of a perfect society.
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