Apocalyptic Movements in Contemporary Politics Hardback

Carlo Aldrovandi takes a novel look at Israeli Religious Zionism and US Christian Zionism by focusing on the Messianic and Millenarian drives at the basis of their political mobilization towards a 'Jewish colonization' of the occupied territories. The religious-political engagement of these two prominent religious movements represents a still under-researched aspect that, at present, is paramount to address for its repercussions on the highly volatile Israeli-Palestinian issue, the wider Middle East and the interfaith relations between Judaism, Christianity and Islam. This study should attract scholars, diplomats and practitioners interested in the interplay between modern religion and politics in a piece of the world where myths about the end of the world have often bent reality.