The Pursuit Of The Millennium: Revolutionary Millenarians and Mystical Anarchists of the Middle Ages - Brossura

Cohn, Norman

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0712656642 ISBN 13: 9780712656641

Casa editrice: Pimlico, 1993

Riassunto

The Middle Ages inherited from Antiquity a tradition of prophesy and gave it fresh and exuberant life. This tradition foretold a Millennium in which humanity would enjoy a new Paradise on earth, free of suffering and sin - a Kingdom of the Saints. Generation after generation was intermittently seized by a tense expectation of some sudden, miraculous event in which the world would be utterly transformed. Often these expectations became enmeshed with social unrest and movements arose which sent tremors through the massive structure of medieval society.

Drawing on a huge variety of contemporary sources, this unique and compelling book tells the story of those Millenarian fanaticisms of the Middle Ages and points to their persistence in the modern world.

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'Great learning and an admirably lively style... Professor Cohn's work throws a flood of light into unexplored corners... A most stimulating book' Christopher Hill

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• Editore: Pimlico
• Data di pubblicazione: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0712656642
• ISBN 13: 9780712656641
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 432