Chevalier reveals that the Book of Revelation was written as a polemical response to ancient astromythology and shows that concerns with natural and cultural history have supplanted the future-oriented visions of astrology and Christian prophecy.
- Contents
- Plates
- Abbreviations
- 1. Ends and Flickers of Doubt
- 2. Music of the Spheres
- 3. A History of Revelations
- 4. Alpha and Omega
- 5. The Seven Churches of Asia
- 6. The Chariot of Fire
- 7. Seven Seals and Four Trumpets
- 8. The Last Three Trumpets
- 9. The Sun-Robed Woman
- Conclusion: Signs of Logomachy
- Postscript: In the Nearness of Evil
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
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