Omens of Millennium

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Omens of Millennium is a critical work by literary scholar Harold Bloom that explores themes of prophecy, Gnosticism, and religious imagination at the turn of the millennium.

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instanceOf book
non-fiction book
author Harold Bloom
authorNationality American
authorOccupation literary critic
literary scholar
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
examines continuity of ancient Gnostic ideas in modern culture
interpretations of the end times
relationship between literature and religion
symbolism of angels and visions
focusesOn Christian mysticism
Islamic mysticism
Kabbalah
surface form: Jewish mysticism

Western religious traditions
genre literary criticism
religious criticism
hasCriticalApproach close reading
comparative religion
literary hermeneutics
hasPart analysis of visionary experience
discussion of Kabbalah
discussion of angelology
interpretation of apocalyptic omens
hasTheme heretical traditions
millennial anxiety
personal religious experience
spiritual crisis
visionary prophecy
language English
literaryForm essay collection
mainSubject Gnosticism
apocalyptic thought
mysticism
prophecy
religious imagination
notableFor idiosyncratic readings of religious texts
integration of literary and religious analysis
perspective Gnostic
heterodox religious
publicationPeriod 1990s
publisher Riverhead Books
relatedWorkByAuthor Kabbalah and Criticism
The Book of J
The Western Canon
settingOfDiscussion turn of the millennium
writtenBy Harold Bloom

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