Cultures of Eschatology Volume 1: Empires and Scriptural Authorities in Medieval Christian, Islamic and Buddhist Communities
Volume 2: Time, Death and Afterlife in Medieval Christian, Islamic and Buddhist Communities
DownloadContributor(s)
Wieser, Veronika (editor)
Eltschinger, Vincent (editor)
Heiss, Johann (editor)
Collection
Austrian Science Fund (FWF)Language
EnglishAbstract
The belief in the Last Things has an integral place in Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism. The two volumes want to explain how eschatological thought influenced and factored into the political and religious perception and self-definition of medieval communities. How did notions of an imminent end shape a community’s identity, the perception of other communities and an individual’s perspective towards life and the world?
Keywords
Medieval history; apocalypticism; messianism; eschatology; End-Time scenariosDOI
10.1515/9783110597745Publisher
De GruyterPublisher website
https://www.degruyter.com/Publication date and place
Berlin/Boston, 2020Imprint
De Gruyter OldenbourgSeries
Cultural History of Apocalyptic Thought / Kulturgeschichte der Apokalypse, 3Classification
Middle Eastern history
History and Archaeology
CE period up to c 1500
Social and cultural history
History of religion
Christianity