The geographical pivot of (the end of) history: Evangelical geopolitical imaginations and audience interpretation of Left Behind
作者： Jason Dittmer
DOI: 10.1016/J.POLGEO.2007.12.002
关键词: Islam 、 Sociology 、 Interpretation (philosophy) 、 End of history 、 Media studies 、 Popular culture 、 Evangelism 、 Narrative 、 Social science 、 Bulletin board 、 Geopolitics
摘要: This paper analyzes evangelical Christian geopolitical imaginations by studying audience interpretations of the Left Behind books and related sacred texts such as Bible. is a series fictional that portray narrative end world, culminating in return Jesus Christ. Utilizing qualitative content analysis 50 "Current Events" discussion threads taken from Internet-based Prophecy Club bulletin board, author finds fans utilize imagination focused almost entirely on Israel, with Iran Islam serving specific general 'Other', respectively. However, fragments when it comes to role United States Endtimes debates over where Antichrist will emerge. Related these varying views issue prophecy interpretation itself, which contested among Behind. Conclusions are drawn about way knowledge produced fan communities ways religion can be theorized popular geopolitics. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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