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Anti-Apocalyptic Optimism: Religious Eschatology and the Italian Environmental Humanities

Anti-Apocalyptic Optimism: Religious Eschatology and the Italian Environmental Humanities

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Anti-Apocalyptic Optimism: Religious Eschatology and the Italian Environmental Humanities

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Anti-Apocalyptic Optimism: Religious Eschatology and the Italian Environmental Humanities

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Italica (New York, N.Y.), 2024-09, Vol.101 (3), p.408-425

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English

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This article discusses Carla Benedetti's influential critique of eschatological climate fatalism, which is centered on two religious concepts, “apocalypse” and “prophecy.” These concepts are described by Benedetti as contrasting cognitive and affective orientations. I compare Benedetti's approach with the work of philosopher Déborah Danowski and an...

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Anti-Apocalyptic Optimism: Religious Eschatology and the Italian Environmental Humanities

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TN_cdi_crossref_primary_10_5406_23256672_101_3_04

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_crossref_primary_10_5406_23256672_101_3_04

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0021-3020

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2325-6672

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10.5406/23256672.101.3.04

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