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Apocacide, apocaholics and apocalists: A selective webography of endism

Ensor, J.D. (1999) Apocacide, apocaholics and apocalists: A selective webography of endism. M/C Journal: A Journal of Media and Culture, 2 (8).

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Abstract

A term which blends apocalypse with suicide, apocacides could be best described as those groups or individuals who understand salvation from an imagined approaching armageddon to involve, indeed depend upon, the voluntary sacrifice of one's own life on earth.

Item Type: Journal Article
Publisher: M/C - Media and Culture
URI: http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/13753
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