Peoples of the Apocalypse Eschatological Beliefs and Political Scenarios

 
Peoples of the Apocalypse Eschatological Beliefs and Political Scenarios
Free Download Wolfram Brandes, "Peoples of the Apocalypse: Eschatological Beliefs and Political Scenarios"
English | 2016 | ISBN: 3110469499 | PDF | pages: 380 | 3.7 mb
This volume addresses Jewish, Christian and Muslim future visions on the end of the world, focusing on the respective allies and antagonists for each religious society. Extensive lists of murderous end-time peoples, whether for good or evil, and those who merit salvation hold variably defined roles in end-time scenarios. Spanning late Antiquity to the early modern period, the collected papers examine distinctive aspects represented by each religion's approach as well as shared concepts.


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Apocalypse Now Connected Histories of Eschatological Movements from Moscow to Cusco, 15th-18th Centuries

 
Apocalypse Now Connected Histories of Eschatological Movements from Moscow to Cusco, 15th-18th Centuries
Damien Tricoire, "Apocalypse Now: Connected Histories of Eschatological Movements from Moscow to Cusco, 15th-18th Centuries "
English | ISBN: 0367532344 | 2022 | 296 pages | PDF | 6 MB
Eschatology played a central role in both politics and society throughout the early modern period. It inspired people to strive for social and political change, including sometimes by violent means, and prompted in return strong reactions against their religious activism. From the fifteenth to the eighteenth century, numerous apocalyptical and messianic movements came to the fore across Eurasia and North Africa, raising questions about possible interconnections.


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