Imaginaires diaboliques, mythes millénaristes et violences religieuses

Auteurs

  • Jean-Jacques Wunenburger <div class="page" title="Page 1"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span>Université Jean Moulin Lyon3 </span></p> </div> </div> </div>

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.13129/2281-8138/2017.0.24-37

Mots-clés :

Devil, Kingdom of God, Millenarism, Purifying Violence, Terrorism

Résumé

Diabolic Imaginaries, Millenarian Myths and Religious Violence. The current phase of millenarism reactivation in the wake of Islamic fundamentalism shows clearly the strength of the imaginary of Evil. In these mythic scenarios, Evil is substantialised, loathed, even before being aimed at as an enemy to be destroyed. These activist beliefs sink their roots in an ancient monotheistic background of demonization and millenarian expectations about the coming of the purifiers of the world. This paper goes back to the sources and figures of this religious and political imaginary to propose new frames of understanding of their contemporary resurgences. 

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2017-07-12

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No 9 (2017): Imaginary of the Evil

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