The Resource Gnostic wars : the cold war in the context of a history of Western spirituality, by Stefan Rossbach

Gnostic wars : the cold war in the context of a history of Western spirituality, by Stefan Rossbach

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Gnostic wars : the cold war in the context of a history of Western spirituality
Title
Gnostic wars
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the cold war in the context of a history of Western spirituality
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by Stefan Rossbach
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Language
eng
Summary
In this unique exposition of important and yet often neglected developments in the history of Western spirituality, Stefan Rossbach reminds us of the philosophical and spiritual underpinnings of the Cold War era, drawing on the traditions of apocalypticism, millenarianism and 'Gnostic' spirituality. Beginning with the 'Gnostic' systems of late Antiquity, the analysis follows 'lines of meaning' which extend through the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance, right up to the present. From the long-term perspective which is thereby established, the spectre of a man-made nuclear apocalypse appears as the latest and most dramatic expression of an outlook on the human condition which refuses to accept limits in the imposition of human designs on the world. The paradoxical continuities that underlie the sense of epoch evoked by the end of the Cold War highlight this work's profound implications for our understanding of contemporary international politics
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Rossbach, Stefan
Date time place
Defence date: 15 December 1997
Dewey number
  • 291.177
  • 909.825-G
Dissertation note
Thesis (Ph. D.)--European University Institute (SPS), 1997.
Index
no index present
Literary form
non fiction
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theses
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European University Institute
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  • EUI PhD theses
  • EUI theses
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  • Cold War
  • Gnosticism
  • Religion and politics
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Gnostic wars : the cold war in the context of a history of Western spirituality, by Stefan Rossbach
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Examining board: Prof. Friedrich Kratochwil (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) ; Dr. Arpád Szakolczai (European University Institute, co-supervisor) ; Mr. Ole Waever (Copenhagen Peace Research Institute, supervisor) ; Prof. Björn Wittrock (SCASSS)
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-327)
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FIEb12175699
Dimensions
30 cm.
Extent
327 pages
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unmediated
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rdamedia.
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  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)1038754678
Label
Gnostic wars : the cold war in the context of a history of Western spirituality, by Stefan Rossbach
Link
https://opac.eui.eu/client/en_GB/default/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:169411/one
Publication
Note
Examining board: Prof. Friedrich Kratochwil (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) ; Dr. Arpád Szakolczai (European University Institute, co-supervisor) ; Mr. Ole Waever (Copenhagen Peace Research Institute, supervisor) ; Prof. Björn Wittrock (SCASSS)
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-327)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier.
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent.
Control code
FIEb12175699
Dimensions
30 cm.
Extent
327 pages
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia.
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)1038754678

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