Joachim of Fiore proclaimed a philosophy of history which exercised a powerful influence in succeeding centuries. This book traces the influence of his prophecies concerning a "Third Age of the Spirit" to come, as later expressed in the themes of "New Spiritual Men", "Last World Emperor", "Angelic Pope", and "Renovatio Mundi". It shows that these ideas were not only the mainspring of various heterodox groups, but also engaged the attention of certain church leaders, university scholars, Renaissance thinkers, Protestant theologians, and political rulers down to the seventeenth century.
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"In a work of encyclopedic proportions, the fruit of thirty years of study and research, Reeves presents a survey of Joachimism from the early thirteenth century down to Renaissance and Reformation times, to the day when intelligent and educated men ceased to take prophecy seriously. . . . One would be hard put to pinpoint any important 'prophet,' writer, or interpreter of history within the five centuries studied who has been overlooked or slighted." -- The Catholic Historical Review
"Reeve's book is an impressive demonstration of her mastery of an enormous subject: nothing less than the content, spread, and transformations of Joachim of Flora's ideas during five centuries. No longer can anyone relegate Joachim's influence to the realm of esoteric. Reeves shows that he shaped the views not only of heretics and Franciscan Spirituals, but also of solid middle-of-the-road friars: Fransican, Dominican, and Augustinian . . . and even of Jesuits and Protestants. . . . [N]o student of Joachism will in future be able to neglect Reeve's work: it is now an essential starting point for research about Joachim and his followers." --Speculum
"Reeves must be congratulated on her exploration of a complicated and difficult subject. Her book sheds light on a great many aspects of medieval and early modern history." --The English Historical Review
"In the present study . . . Reeves provides valuable insights and exhaustive research into the increasingly important, but highly controversial, figure of Joachim of Fiore (c. 1135-1202)." -- Sixteenth Century Journal
About the Author
Marjorie Reeves is a former Vice-Principal and Fellow of St. Anne's College, Oxford. She has authored and coauthored several volumes on Joachimism, including The figure of Joachim of Fiore and Joachim of Fiore and the Prophetic Future.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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An awesome work on a little known but major influence,
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This review is from: The Influence of Prophecy in the Later Middle Ages: A Study in Joachimism (Paperback)
Joachim of Fiore was a HUGE influence in the later Middle Ages. He was a prophet to kings popes and emperors. He was a major voice in the trinitarian disputes leading up to the Fourth Lateran Council and a major scripture exegete. His influence can even be felt in the philosophies of history of the Modern period in Hegel and Marx. This is the major work by Reeves on Joachim's thought as a whole and is definitely worth it. Reeves quotes fairly heavily from Joachim's latin text so that may be somewhat of a barrier to the new grad student, but this volume is so rich in Reeves gentle and excellent prose that there is still much to be had here.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Hope you can read Latin,
By Rudolf Schmidt (San Diego) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Influence of Prophecy in the Later Middle Ages: A Study in Joachimism (Paperback)
The 'Look Inside' feature reveals quotations untranslated from the Latin. This was common in older books (or older scholars), but unfortunately it severely restricts the usefulness of this book.
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