Terrorism, Technology and Apocalyptic Futures (Paperback, 1st ed. 2019)


This book centers on the power of mythical narratives and technology in creating the idea of a world that should be purged. The introduction of sin, the fall and other disruptive conflict have led mankind towards a world of scarcity, where suffering and sacrifice prevail. The author analyzes this apocalypse theory, which describes humans' perversion by the use of technology, self-consciousness and knowledge. Based on an anthropological viewpoint, the book not only discusses the nature of bottom days, but explores other related sub-themes such as capitalism, terrorism, dark tourism, the essence of evil and the power of prophecy, coining the term thana-capitalism to denote a new stage of capitalism where death is the main commodity exchanged.

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This book centers on the power of mythical narratives and technology in creating the idea of a world that should be purged. The introduction of sin, the fall and other disruptive conflict have led mankind towards a world of scarcity, where suffering and sacrifice prevail. The author analyzes this apocalypse theory, which describes humans' perversion by the use of technology, self-consciousness and knowledge. Based on an anthropological viewpoint, the book not only discusses the nature of bottom days, but explores other related sub-themes such as capitalism, terrorism, dark tourism, the essence of evil and the power of prophecy, coining the term thana-capitalism to denote a new stage of capitalism where death is the main commodity exchanged.

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Imprint

Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Country of origin

Switzerland

Release date

August 2020

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Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

First published

2019

Authors

Dimensions

210 x 148mm (L x W)

Format

Paperback

Pages

154

Edition

1st ed. 2019

ISBN-13

978-3-03-013387-0

Barcode

9783030133870

Categories

LSN

3-03-013387-7



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