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Black mass : apocalyptic religion and the death of Utopia / John Gray

This study examines how 20th-century utopian ideologies functioned as secular versions of the myth of Apocalypse. It argues that the decline of these systems, which claimed a basis in science, does not necessarily lead to a more peaceful world.

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