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'''Crisis and Catharsis: The Power of the Apocalypse''' (1984) is a book by [[Adela Yarbro Collins]]. 

==Abstract==

"For the first time in complete form, the results of recent analyses of the Apocalypse are presented in a way that is easily understood by the beginning student and challenging to the scholar looking for a fresh approach. In a clear and vivid manner, Adela Yarbro Collins discusses the authorship of the book of Revelation, when it was written, the situation it addressed, the social themes it considered, and the psychological meaning behind apocalyptic language."--Publisher desscription.

==Editions ==
Published in Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1984.

==Table of contents==

*Introduction
*1. Who Wrote the Book of Revelation?
*2. When Was Revelation Written?
*3. The Social Situation-Perceived Crisis
*4. Social Radicalism in the Apocalypse
*5. The Power of Apocalyptic Rhetoric-Catharsis
*Conclusion

==External links==
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=Rw9e2DfVxiEC&pg=PP1&dq=Crisis+and+Catharsis:+The+Power+of+the+Apocalypse&ei=J46pS6wSmKTIBP3b5PIN&cd=1#v=onepage&q=&f=false Google Books (partial text)]



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