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Black mass : apocalyptic religion and the death of utopia

For the decade that followed the end of the cold war, the world was lulled into a sense that a consumerist, globalized, peaceful future beckoned. The beginning of the twenty-first century has rudely disposed of such ideas--most obviously through 9/11and its aftermath. But just as damaging has been the rise in the West of a belief that a single model of political behavior will become a worldwide norm and that, if necessary, it will be enforced at gunpoint.In Black Mass, celebrated philosopher and critic John Gray explains how utopian ideals have taken on a dangerous significance in the hands of right-wing conservatives and religious zealots. He charts the history of utopianism, from the Reformation through the French Revolution and into the present. And most urgently, he describes how utopian politics have moved from the extremes of the political spectrum into mainstream politics, dominating the administrations of both George W. Bush and Tony Blair, and indeed coming to define the political center. Far from having shaken off discredited ideology, Gray suggests, we are more than ever in its clutches. Black Mass is a truly frightening and challenging work by one of Britain's leading political thinkers.

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  • "Black mass : how religion led the world into crisis"
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  • "Utopian ideologies of the last century rejected traditional faiths and claimed to be based in science. They were actually secular versions of the myth of Apocalypse - the belief in a world-changing event that brings history, with all its conflicts, to an end. This text argues that the death of Utopia does not mean peace."
  • "For the decade that followed the end of the cold war, the world was lulled into a sense that a consumerist, globalized, peaceful future beckoned. The beginning of the twenty-first century has rudely disposed of such ideas--most obviously through 9/11and its aftermath. But just as damaging has been the rise in the West of a belief that a single model of political behavior will become a worldwide norm and that, if necessary, it will be enforced at gunpoint.In Black Mass, celebrated philosopher and critic John Gray explains how utopian ideals have taken on a dangerous significance in the hands of right-wing conservatives and religious zealots. He charts the history of utopianism, from the Reformation through the French Revolution and into the present. And most urgently, he describes how utopian politics have moved from the extremes of the political spectrum into mainstream politics, dominating the administrations of both George W. Bush and Tony Blair, and indeed coming to define the political center. Far from having shaken off discredited ideology, Gray suggests, we are more than ever in its clutches. Black Mass is a truly frightening and challenging work by one of Britain's leading political thinkers."@en
  • "Philosopher John Gray examines the history of utopianism, links it to apocalyptic religious beliefs, and argues that utopianism currently dominates mainstream politics, discussing its impact in Iraq and elsewhere in the twenty-first century."
  • "Philosopher John Gray examines the history of utopianism, links it to apocalyptic religious beliefs, and argues that utopianism currently dominates mainstream politics, discussing its impact in Iraq and elsewhere in the twenty-first century."@en

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  • "Misa negra : la religión apocalíptica y la muerte de la utopía"
  • "Misa negra : la religión apocalíptica y la muerte de la utopía"@es
  • "Misa negra la religión apocalíptica y la muerte de la utopía"@es
  • "Ch'uakhan tongmaeng"
  • "Zwarte mis : apocalyptische religie en moderne utopieën"
  • "Ch'uakhan dongmaeng = Black mass : how religion led the world into crisis"
  • "추악한 동맹"
  • "Black mass : apocalyptic religion and the death of utopia"
  • "Black mass : apocalyptic religion and the death of utopia"@en
  • "Misa negra: la religión apocalíptica y la muerte de la utopía"
  • "Politik der Apokalypse wie Religion die Welt in die Krise stürzt"
  • "Politik der Apokalypse : wie Religion die Welt in die Krise stürzt"
  • "Black mass"
  • "Black mass apocalyptic religion and the death of utopia"@en
  • "Black mass apocalyptic religion and the death of utopia"
  • "Czarna msza : apokaliptyczna religia i śmierć utopii"@pl
  • "Black mass : apocalyptic religion and the death of Utopia"
  • "추악한 동맹 = Black mass : how religion led the world into crisis"
  • "Black mass : how religion led the world into crisis"@en
  • "Black mass : how religion led the world into crisis"

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