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Nostradamus : how an obscure Renaissance astrologer became the modern prophet of doom / Stephane Gerson.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780312613686 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 0312613687 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xix, 347 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2012.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-332) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | A good friend in Renaissance Europe -- The power of words -- Unfathomable afflictions -- Fame and infamy -- The Nostradamian underworld -- Wonder and politics at the Court of France -- Amazing bones: a revolutionary desecration -- A world of one's own -- We are not Nostradadamites! -- Fin de Sic̈le madness -- Nostradamus is Adolf Hitler -- Apocalypse now? -- Times for Nostradamus. |
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| Subject: | Nostradamus, 1503-1566. Nostradamus, 1503-1566. Prophéties. English & French Twentieth century > Forecasts. Prophecies (Occultism) |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at GRPL.
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Table of Contents
Nostradamus : How an Obscure Renaissance Astrologer Became the Modern Prophet of Doom
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Preface | p. xiii | |
| Introduction | p. 1 | |
| 1 | A Good Friend in Renaissance Europe | p. 13 |
| 2 | The Power of Words | p. 35 |
| 3 | Unfathomable Afflictions | p. 48 |
| 4 | Fame and Infamy | p. 71 |
| 5 | The Nostradamian Underworld | p. 86 |
| 6 | Wonder and Politics at the Court of France | p. 102 |
| 7 | Amazing Bones: A Revolutionary Desecration | p. 120 |
| 8 | A World of One's Own | p. 143 |
| 9 | We Are Not Nostradamites! | p. 164 |
| 10 | Fin de Siècle Madness | p. 182 |
| 11 | Nostradamus Is Adolf Hitler | p. 206 |
| 12 | Apocalypse Now? | p. 229 |
| Epilogue: Times for Nostradamus | p. 255 | |
| Notes | p. 269 | |
| Bibliography | p. 303 | |
| Illustration Credits | p. 333 | |
| Index | p. 337 |
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