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The Apocalypse in the Early Middle Ages

by Scotland) James Palmer (university Of St Andrews

  • Hardback
  • 270 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 1.7 cm

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For scholars interested in medieval religious history

Challenges misconceptions about medieval apocalyptic views

You will gain new insights into church and society dynamics

This study explores the profound influence of apocalyptic thought in early medieval Europe.

This groundbreaking study reveals the distinctive impact of apocalyptic ideas about time, evil and power on church and society in the Latin West, c.400-c.1050. Drawing on evidence from late antiquity, the Frankish kingdoms, Anglo-Saxon England, Spain and Byzantium and sociological models, James Palmer shows that apocalyptic thought was a more powerful part of mainstream political ideologies and religious reform than many historians believe. Moving beyond the standard 'Terrors of the Year 1000', The Apocalypse in the Early Middle Ages opens up broader perspectives on heresy, the Antichrist and Last World Emperor legends, chronography, and the relationship between eschatology and apocalypticism. In the process, it offers reassessments of the worlds of Augustine, Gregory of Tours, Bede, Charlemagne and the Ottonians, providing a wide-ranging and up-to-date survey of medieval apocalyptic thought. This is the first full-length English-language treatment of a fundamental and controversial part of medieval religion and society.
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  • Title

    The Apocalypse in the Early Middle Ages

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    November 2014

  • Weight

    500g

  • Page Count

    270

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 1.7 cm

  • ISBN

    9781107085442

  • ISBN-10

    1107085446

  • Eden Code

    4309169

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