From millenarists to Antichrist hunters, from the Sibyls to the Hussites, Visions of the End is a monumental compendium spanning the literature of the Christian apocalyptic tradition from the period A.D. 400 to 1500, masterfully selected and complete with a comprehensive introduction and new preface.
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This is a fascinating book. While it is not perhaps the type of book to settle down with for an evening's read, neither is it solely a reference book. The longer general introduction by the author is informative, accurate, and full of insights about the subject, while the shorter introductions to the chronologically arranged selections of original material are invaluable for placing them in context and pointing out particular points of interest. An overall reading shows inescapeably both the continuity of apocalyptic thought in the middle ages and the ways in which it changed through the centuries. Notes and bibliography are exemplary. Taken altogether, this book makes a fine addition to texts for college courses dealing with medieval thought.
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A very well written book for those interested in this matter, it countain the main medieval prophecies and explanations about their origins and history. A must for any scholar interested in the subject, in my viewpoint. This was one of the best books I used to write mine - Selected Prophecies and Prophets - by the way. It has accurate information, which is not so common in this subject.
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This book contains only excerpts of the prophecies, so it is not as good as it could have been as a reference, but excerpts are better than nothing. It also contains tons of end notes, which means the reader is constantly flipping back and forth, very irritating. I hate end notes, footnotes are better.
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Despite the attacks of Augustine and the indifference of others,apocalypticism did not die out at the end of the fourth century; rather, the year 400 may be taken as a decisive turning point in the history of apocalyptic traditions. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Holy Spirit, Last Emperor, Middle Ages, Angelic Pope, Mystical Antichrist, Last World Emperor, Abbot Joachim, Roman Church, Book of Revelation, Emperor Frederick, Apostolic Brethren, Church of God, Joachim of Fiore, John of Parma, John of Rupescissa, Fra Dolcino, Lord God, Sacred Scripture, Supreme Pontiff, Gerhoh of Reichersberg, Great Antichrist, Great Reform, Great Schism, Last Judgment, Papal Prophecies New!
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Despite the attacks of Augustine and the indifference of others,apocalypticism did not die out at the end of the fourth century; rather, the year 400 may be taken as a decisive turning point in the history of apocalyptic traditions. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
classical apocalypticism, coming holy pope, imperial apocalyptic, formal apocalypses, papal prophecies, studi gioachimiti, medieval apocalypticism, pastor angelicus, viri spirituales, third status, false pope, apocalyptic understanding, apocalyptic texts, apocalyptic themes, political prophecy, second status, seventh age, apocalyptic significance, many persecutions, apocalyptic traditions, final enemy, storico italiano, apocalyptic ideas, prophetic verses, apocalyptic work Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Holy Spirit, Last Emperor, Middle Ages, Angelic Pope, Mystical Antichrist, Last World Emperor, Abbot Joachim, Roman Church, Book of Revelation, Emperor Frederick, Apostolic Brethren, Church of God, Joachim of Fiore, John of Parma, John of Rupescissa, Fra Dolcino, Lord God, Sacred Scripture, Supreme Pontiff, Gerhoh of Reichersberg, Great Antichrist, Great Reform, Great Schism, Last Judgment, Papal Prophecies New!
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