The Antichrist
A New BiographyAUTHOR: Philip C. Almond, University of Queensland
DATE PUBLISHED: September 2020
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ISBN: 9781108847643Description
The malign figure of the Antichrist endures in modern culture, whether religious or secular; and the spectral shadow he has cast over the ages continues to exert a strong and powerful fascination. Philip C. Almond tells the story of the son of Satan from his early beginnings to the present day, and explores this false Messiah in theology, literature and the history of ideas. Discussing the origins of the malevolent being who at different times was cursed as Belial, Nero or Damien, the author reveals how Christianity in both East and West has imagined this incarnation of absolute evil destined to appear at the end of time. For the better part of the last two thousand years, Almond suggests, the human battle between right and wrong has been envisaged as a mighty cosmic duel between good and its opposite, culminating in an epic final showdown between Christ and his deadly arch-nemesis.
- The first full treatment for 25 years of a subject that continues to generate enormous interest
- Offers new interpretations of the continuing significance of the Antichrist in popular culture
- The author's earlier book on the Devil (IB Tauris) was a widely reviewed academic bestseller
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