With contributions from 42 scholars, this encyclopedia in three volumes provides a comprehensive survey of the role of apocalyptic thought and study in Western history, from its origins down to the eve of the third millennium.
"This multi-volume set, a masterfully conceived work covering the vast historical literature of apocalypticism, will ... utterly delight the serious scholar.... Those truly interested in a comprehensive exposition of apocalypticism will find treasures in this great work." - Library Journal