Immigration and Apocalypse - How the Book of Revelation Shaped American Immigration

Tracing the metaphor of America as the Book of Revelation’s New Jerusalem, Yii-Jan Lin shows how apocalyptic narratives are used to exclude unwanted immigrants

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Yii-Jan Lin

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• Authors: Yii-Jan Lin, Lin Yii-Jan
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2025
• EAN: 9780300253184
• ISBN: 978-0-300-25318-4
• No. of pages: 296
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State, HISTORY / United States / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Immigration, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, Religion & politics, Migration, immigration & emigration, United States of America, USA, Migration, immigration and emigration, Religion and Politics, History of the Americas, Central / national / federal government policies, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Religion, Politics & State, New Testaments, Central government policies, Biblical Studies & Exegesis