Mapping the End: On Monsters and Maps in the Book of Revelation
The Book of Revelation is a map of the end time. Its apocalyptic story is full of monsters, from the throne room to the abyss. Using new studies in literary cartography and spatiality studies, I argue that the text of Revelation can be read as a map, and that it is itself a monster.
Subtitles: | Articles |
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
[2020]
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In: |
Interpretation
Year: 2020, Volume: 74, Issue: 2, Pages: 183-196 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Revelation
/ Monster
/ Space
/ Spatial conception
/ Spatial turn
/ Biblical geography
/ Cartography
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IxTheo Classification: | AF Geography of religion HC New Testament HH Archaeology |
Further subjects: | B
Spatial turn in literature
B Apocalyptic Literature B Literary cartography B Fantasy literature B Geocriticism B Revelation B Monsters B animal studies B Map |
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Summary: | The Book of Revelation is a map of the end time. Its apocalyptic story is full of monsters, from the throne room to the abyss. Using new studies in literary cartography and spatiality studies, I argue that the text of Revelation can be read as a map, and that it is itself a monster. |
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ISSN: | 2159-340X |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Interpretation
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0020964319896311 |