Nicola Barker

The End of Times and the coming of the Antichrist

Philip C. Almond traces the religious and cultural history of the figure variously seen as the Beast, an evil pope, Napoleon or Mohammed

The Antichrist depicted in 12th-century Spanish version of The Commentary on the Apocalypse by Beatus of Liébana. Credit: Bridgeman Images
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  • The Antichrist: A New Biography

    Philip C. Almond

    CUP, pp. 354, £29

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