Abstract
This paper demonstrates how Soldier of Fortune magazine can be read as an apocalyptic text which expresses a postmodern and secular form of the classical millennial myth. The millennial myth has accompanied the development of numerous emancipatory and utopian movements in the 2,000 year history of Christianity. In its American form, the myth renders America as the millennial Redeemer Nation, and it has played an important role in the nation's history and culture. Soldier of Fortune and the survivalist subculture it represents (including literature, products, and conventions) demonstrate the way the millennial myth becomes altered in form, redefined, and reproduced in the mass media and popular culture. The power of religious myths such as the millennial myth lie in their persistence and adaptability to changing times. The data were collected from a sample of Soldier of Fortune magazines 1983-1990; additional information derived from a study of the 15th Anniversary Soldier of Fortune Convention and Exposition held in Las Vegas, Nevada, in September 1990.
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