Nostradamus how an obscure Renaissance astrologer became the modern prophet of doom
A good friend in Renaissance Europe -- The power of words -- Unfathomable afflictions -- Fame and infamy -- The Nostradamian underworld -- Wonder and politics at the Court of France -- Amazing bones: a revolutionary desecration -- A world of one's own -- We are not Nostradadamites! -- Fin de Si...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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New York
St. Martin's Press
2012
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| Ausgabe: | 1. ed. |
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | A good friend in Renaissance Europe -- The power of words -- Unfathomable afflictions -- Fame and infamy -- The Nostradamian underworld -- Wonder and politics at the Court of France -- Amazing bones: a revolutionary desecration -- A world of one's own -- We are not Nostradadamites! -- Fin de Siècle madness -- Nostradamus is Adolf Hitler -- Apocalypse now? -- Times for Nostradamus Presents a portrait of the astrologer, evaluating how his prophecies have been interpreted, transformed, and analyzed while exploring the ways in which people believe his predictions have been proven and his cultural influence |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-332) and index |
| Beschreibung: | XIX, 347 S. Ill. 25 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780312613686 978-0-312-61368-6 1250037867 1-250-03786-7 9781250037862 978-1-250-03786-2 0312613687 0-312-61368-7 9781250017567 |