doomology gen.

[Markuzya]

Пожалуйста, помогите перевести слово doomology.
Оно встречается в следующем контексте: This week’s installment in our occasional series on the use and abuse of jargon [“Beating the Jargon”] focuses on “doomology”.

Заранее спасибо.

[A.Rezvov]

Не скупитесь на контекст. В данный момент его слишком мало.

[CopperKettle]

Наука мрачных предсказаний.
Мрачнология.

[stachel]

Видимо, контекст:

http://www.economist.com/node/183517

[Markuzya]

вот целый абзац
THIS week's instalment in our occasional series on the use and abuse of jargon focuses on “doomology”. Events in Brazil have revived the market in economic gloom. Newspapers are again warning of global recession, slump, or even depression. But when does a recession become a depression? A cynical answer is: when your neighbour loses his job it's a slowdown (or, if you dislike him, a correction); when you lose yours, it's a recession; when an economic journalist loses his, that's a depression.

[muzungu]

focuses on “doomology” - я бы перевел "касается описания депрессивных состояний"

[johnstephenson]

'doomology' isn't a standard English term. It's been invented very recently -- either by the author, or by someone else. It probably means 'the 'science' (said mockingly)/pseudo-science of predicting forthcoming negative/disastrous events'.

Russian equivalent (if there is one) -- I don't know.

[CopperKettle]

The Economist is noted for being keen on coining new terms.