The Real History Of The End Of The World: Apocalyptic Predictions from Revelation and Nostradamus to Y2K and 2012
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Real History Of The End Of The World: Apocalyptic Predictions from Revelation and Nostradamus to Y2K and 2012
By (Author) Sharan Newman
Penguin Putnam Inc
Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.
6th April 2010
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
001.9
Physical Properties
Paperback
313
Width 140mm, Height 210mm
276g
Description
In entertaining and sharp prose, historian Sharan Newman explores theories of world destruction from ancient times up to the present day; theories which reveal as much about human nature as they do about the predominant historical, scientific and religious beliefs of the time. Readers will find the answers to many questions, including: did the Mayans really say the world will end in 2012 When did Nostradamus predict that the last days would come Does the I Ching reference 2012 And why didn't the world end in Y2K
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Author Bio
Sharan Newman is a longtime member of the Medieval Academy, has served on the advisory board for the Medieval Association of the Pacific, and is a Ph.D. candidate at UC Santa Barbara. Newman's medieval French mysteries have garnered Macavity, Agatha, and Anthony Award nominations, and she has won the Herodotus Award for Best Historical History.
