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RELIGION
NEW
End of Days
An Encyclopedia of the Apocalypse in World Religions
WENDELL G. JOHNSON, EDITOR
End of Days: An Encyclopedia of the Apocalypse in World Religions describes apocalyptic
writings in the world’s major religious traditions, including Judaism, Christianity, Islam,
Hinduism, and Buddhism. The cross-referenced entries address ancient traditions—
Zoroastrianism, as one example—as well as modern apocalyptic movements, such as Arun
Shinrikyo, the Branch Davidians, and the Order of the Solar Temple.
ABC-CLIO This book’s broad scope offers coverage of overlooked traditions, such as Mayan
July 2017, 381pp, 7x10 Apocalyptic, Norse Apocalyptic, Native American eschatological literatures, and the
Print: 978-1-4408-3940-5
$89.00, £69.00, €81.00 Tibetan Book of the Dead. Readers seeking detailed information on the eschatological
eBook: 978-1-4408-3941-2 and apocalyptic movements and proponents of End Times can reference entries about
individuals such as Harold Camping, Jerry Falwell, David Koresh of the Brand Davidians,
and James Jones and the People’s Temple.
WENDELL G. JOHNSON, PhD, EdD,
is head of reference and research at FEATURES
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL.
• Provides readers with an overview of apocalyptic themes in the world’s religious
traditions as well as detailed explanations of particular apocalyptic phenomena
• Places popular apocalyptic motifs within the historical context of apocalyptic literature
• Enables a more complete appreciation and understanding of the presence of apocalyptic
material in popular culture, literature, and fine arts
Religion and American Cultures
Tradition, Diversity, and Popular Expression
Second Edition | 4 VOLUMES | GARY LADERMAN AND LUIS LEÓN, EDITORS
“ and it should be especially appealing to libraries that did not buy the first
There is enough new content in this encyclopedia to justify its purchase,
”
edition. Recommended.
—Choice, July 1, 2015
This revised and expanded edition of Religion and American Cultures: Tradition, Diversity,
and Popular Expression presents more than 140 essays that address contemporary
spiritual practice and culture with a historical perspective. The entries cover virtually
every religion in modern-day America as well as the role of religion in various aspects of
ABC-CLIO U.S. culture. Readers will discover that Americans aren’t largely Protestant, Catholic, or
December 2014, 1,766pp, 7x10 Jewish anymore, and that the number of popular religious identities is far greater than
Print: 978-1-61069-109-3 many would imagine. And although most Americans believe in a higher power, the fastest
$399.00, £307.00, €363.00
eBook: 978-1-61069-110-9 growing identity in the United States is the “nones”—those Americans who elect “none”
when asked about their religious identity—thereby demonstrating how many individuals
see their spirituality as something not easily defined or categorized.
GARY LADERMAN, PhD, is professor
of American religious history and
cultures at Emory University, Atlanta, GA. FEATURES
LUIS LEÓN, PhD, is associate • Comprises contributions from more than 100 top scholars covering a breadth of topics
professor in the department of religious such as Día de los Muertos, Heathenry, Islam, Pentecostalism, roadside shrines, Sufism,
studies at the University of Denver. Wicca, and Zen from a variety of interdisciplinary perspectives
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