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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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- 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
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 327 pages
- 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)
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- Gnostic wars : the cold war in the context of a history of Western spirituality
- Title
- Gnostic wars
- Title remainder
- the cold war in the context of a history of Western spirituality
- Statement of responsibility
- by Stefan Rossbach
- 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
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- 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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- EUI PhD theses
- EUI theses
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- Cold War
- Gnosticism
- Religion and politics
- Label
- Gnostic wars : the cold war in the context of a history of Western spirituality, by Stefan Rossbach
- 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)
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- FIEb12175699
- Dimensions
- 30 cm.
- Extent
- 327 pages
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- (OCoLC)1038754678
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- Gnostic wars : the cold war in the context of a history of Western spirituality, by Stefan Rossbach
- 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)
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- volume
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- nc
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- rdacarrier.
- Content category
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- FIEb12175699
- Dimensions
- 30 cm.
- Extent
- 327 pages
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