Peoples of the Apocalypse: Eschatological Beliefs and Political Scenarios

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. Spanning late Antiquity to the early modern period, the collected papers examine distinctive aspects represented by each religion`s...

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Main Author: Brandes, Wolfram 1954-
Contributors: Schmieder, Felicitas 1961- (Editor) ; Voß, Rebekka 1977- (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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WorldCat: WorldCat
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2016
In:Year: 2016
Series/Journal:Millennium-Studien / Millennium Studies
Further subjects:B Religion & beliefs
B CE period up to c 1500
B Religion and beliefs
B Classical history / classical civilisation
B History of religion
B History and Archaeology
B Ancient History
B Ancient history: to c 500 CE
B End time visions
B The Early Church
B Christianity
B Medieval History
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Summary: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. 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
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (367 p.)
ISBN:3110473313
Access:Open Access
Persistent identifiers:HDL: 20.500.12854/74713