Black mass : apocalyptic religion and the death of utopia /
John Gray.
- 1st American pbk. ed.
- New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007.
- 242 p. ; 21 cm.
Originally published: Great Britain : Allen Lane, 2007.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-229) and index.
The death of utopia -- Enlightenment and terror in the twentieth century -- Utopia enters the mainstream -- The Americanization of the apocalypse -- Armed missionaries -- Post-apocalypse.
Philosopher John Gray examines the history of utopianism, links it to apocalyptic religious beliefs, and argues that utopianism currently dominates mainstream politics, discussing its impact in Iraq and elsewhere in the twenty-first century.
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Religion and politics. Religión y política Utopías Revoluciones--Aspectos religiosos. Utopias. Revolutions--Religious aspects. Conservatism--Religious aspects. World politics--Religious aspects. World politics--21st century.