Apocalyptic Realm
Apocalyptic Realm

Author: Dilip Hiro

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2012-04-17

Total Pages: 373

ISBN-13: 0300183666

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This hard-hitting and timely book explores the roots of militant Islam in South Asia and how it has grown to become a source of profound global alarm. By meticulously tracking the rise of the jihadist movement from its initial violence in Afghanistan in 1980 to the present day, Dilip Hiro challenges conventional narratives of the roles of Afghanistan, Pakistan, the Soviet Union, the United States, and India. He warns that the Line of Control in Kashmir, where jihadists seek to incite war between nuclear-armed Pakistan and India, is today the most dangerous border in the world. Drawing on evidence from a wide variety of sources including newly released Kremlin archives and classified U.S. Embassy documents published by WikiLeaks, the author compiles the first complete and accurate history of Islamist terrorism in South Asia. He chronicles historic links between Pakistan, Afghanistan, and India and their varying degrees of destabilization at the hands of the jihadists. He also sheds unprecedented light on the close military and intelligence links that have developed between India and Israel. Finally, he outlines the ambitions of Pakistani, Afghan, and Al Qaida jihadists to establish an "apocalyptic realm" covering South, Central, and Western Asia. Compact, comprehensive, and fast paced, this book lays bare the causes of today's escalating terrorist threat, sets the historical record straight, and offers fresh strategies for defeating jihadist extremism.

Rage Across the Heavens
Rage Across the Heavens

Author: Jackie Cassada

Publisher: White Wolf Games Studio

Published: 1999-08

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781565043091

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Werewolf: The Apocalypse is about anger over the loss of what the shapeshifting Garou hold dearest: Gaia, the Earth itself. Corruption from without and within has caused the destruction not only of the Garou's environment, but also of their families, friends and culture, which extends in an unbroken line to the very dawn of life. No matter how righteously the Garou hold themselves, no matter how they prey on their destroyers, the corruption spreads. Now the time for reconciliation is past. This grave insult against Gaia can end in only one way: blood, betrayal... and rage. A book about Garou prophecies and celestial influences, detailing the greater forces at work in the Umbral skies and providing many heavenly Gifts.

The End of the World
The End of the World

Author: Ulrich H. J. Körtner

Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press

Published: 1995-01-01

Total Pages: 390

ISBN-13: 9780664256319

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In this book, Ulrich Kortner addresses the issue of apocalyptic anxiety by offering a theological and philosophical evaluation of the apocalyptic. In particular, Kortner looks at how theology, responding in pastoral sensitivity, should deal with apocalyptic fears and anxieties. Kortner concludes that real meaning and hope for the world is possible only after the world's inhabitants deal constructively with the stark reality of the world's end.

Inside the Dark Tower Series
Inside the Dark Tower Series

Author: Patrick McAleer

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2014-01-10

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 0786452838

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Stephen King is no stranger to the realm of literary criticism, but his most fantastic, far-reaching work has aroused little academic scrutiny. This study of King's epic Dark Tower series encompasses the career of one of the world's best-selling authors and frames him as more than a "horror writer." Four categories of analysis--genre, art, evil, and intertextuality--provide a focused look at the center of King's fictional universe. This book reaches beyond popular culture treatments of the series and examines it against King's horror work, audience expectations, and the larger literary landscape.

Wonder and Exile in the New World
Wonder and Exile in the New World

Author: Alex Nava

Publisher: Penn State Press

Published: 2013-06-21

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 0271063297

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In Wonder and Exile in the New World, Alex Nava explores the border regions between wonder and exile, particularly in relation to the New World. It traces the preoccupation with the concept of wonder in the history of the Americas, beginning with the first European encounters, goes on to investigate later representations in the Baroque age, and ultimately enters the twentieth century with the emergence of so-called magical realism. In telling the story of wonder in the New World, Nava gives special attention to the part it played in the history of violence and exile, either as a force that supported and reinforced the Conquest or as a voice of resistance and decolonization. Focusing on the work of New World explorers, writers, and poets—and their literary descendants—Nava finds that wonder and exile have been two of the most significant metaphors within Latin American cultural, literary, and religious representations. Beginning with the period of the Conquest, especially with Cabeza de Vaca and Las Casas, continuing through the Baroque with Cervantes and Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, and moving into the twentieth century with Alejo Carpentier and Miguel Ángel Asturias, Nava produces a historical study of Latin American narrative in which religious and theological perspectives figure prominently.

Vampire's Guide To The Zombie Apocalypse
Vampire's Guide To The Zombie Apocalypse

Author: Teejay LeCapois

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2015-11-18

Total Pages: 602

ISBN-13: 132970004X

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Salaam, my friends. My name is Omar Ismail. I was born in Calgary, Alberta, to a Somali Muslim immigrant father and a white Canadian mother. Growing up, I never really fit in anywhere. Life is not exactly easy for interracial families out here in redneck country. When I started classes at Mount Royal University, I thought I'd finally be free. Then the Zombie Apocalypse happened, and I found myself in a military unit dedicated to eradicating the Undead. My unit was attacked by a new threat, the Legion of Vampires. Alawa Anakausuen, a Vampire Queen of Cree First Nations descent, turned me into one of them. Now, along with my new Vampire allies, I must battle both the living and the dead to survive in this mad world. Welcome to my absolutely fabulous Afterlife.

Immortal Cultivation in Six Realms
Immortal Cultivation in Six Realms

Author: Qing YiShen

Publisher: Funstory

Published: 2020-05-22

Total Pages: 645

ISBN-13: 1649209223

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I was originally an Immortal, but because my six Daos were incomplete and my seven spirits were incomplete, I could ascend to become an Immortal, but not an Immortal. The world is vast, and my cultivation base can fight against the heavens and the earth, and protect my people. [Previous Chapter] [Table of Contents] [Next Chapter] Tenth reincarnation, nine dead and one alive. To avenge his family, Ah'Bao stepped onto the path of cultivation. Close]

Cold War in the Islamic World
Cold War in the Islamic World

Author: Dilip Hiro

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2019-02-01

Total Pages: 569

ISBN-13: 0190050330

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For four decades Saudi Arabia and Iran have vied for influence in the Muslim world. At the heart of this ongoing Cold War between Riyadh and Tehran lie the Sunni-Shia divide, and the two countries' intertwined histories. Saudis see this as a conflict between Sunni and Shia; Iran's ruling clerics view it as one between their own Islamic Republic and an illegitimate monarchy. This foundational schism has played out in a geopolitical competition for dominance in the region: Iran has expanded its influence in Syria, Iraq and Lebanon, while Saudi Arabia's hyperactive crown prince, Muhammad bin Salman, has intervened in Yemen, isolated Qatar and destabilized Lebanon. Dilip Hiro examines the toxic rivalry between the two countries, tracing its roots and asking whether this Islamic Cold War is likely to end any time soon.

Oh, That You Would Rend the Heavens and Come Down!
Oh, That You Would Rend the Heavens and Come Down!

Author: Abraham Sung-Ho Oh

Publisher: James Clarke & Company

Published: 2015-02-26

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13: 0227903994

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Historical-critical scholars have often thought that writing a coherent theology of Isaiah 56-66 is impossible because it contains such historically and ideologically diverse materials. A canonical approach to the chapters is, however, open to considering Third Isaiah as a complex but coherent theological unity. Leaning on this approach, Abraham Oh constructs a theology of Isaiah 56-66. Arguing that the theology of Third Isaiah has eschatology (both prophetic and apocalyptic) at its core, he identifies four major themes and explores their significance through four key texts (56:1-8; 59:15b-21; 60:1-22; 65:13-25). The covenant concept (56:1-8) forms a framework for the eschatology in these chapters. People are invited to walk in the covenant, which is worked out as eschatological salvation. The coming of YHWH as the Divine Warrior initiates the eschatological era (59:15b-21) and, bringing judgment, restores the covenant. As the Temple-city-paradise (60:1-22) into which the nations flow, the glorified Zion is the eschatological fulfilment of the covenant, Zion, and Servant traditions. The New Heavens and Earth (65:13-25) is a return to the primordial paradise, where the natural world is restored, as the problem of sin is resolved.

The Corinthian Body
The Corinthian Body

Author: Dale B. Martin

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 1999-01-01

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 9780300081725

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Annotation In this intriguing discussion of Paul's first letter to the Corinthians, Dale Martin contends that Paul's various disagreements with the Corinthians were the result of a fundamental conflict over the ideological construction of the human body (and hence the church as the body of Christ). This led to differing opinions on a variety of theological viewpoints--including the role of rhetoric and philosophy in a hierarchical society, the eating of meat sacrificed to idols, prostitution, sexual desire and marriage, and the resurrection of the body. Book jacket.