The Use and Abuse of Eschatology in the Middle Ages

The editors hope that enough material has been assembled to illustrate both the positive and the negative aspects of the eschatological element in mediaeval thought. An interdisciplinary approach, wit hits comparative study of sources, helps to highlight the intellectual preoccupations of many relig...

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Main Author: Welckenhuysen, Andries (eds) (auth)
Other Authors: Verbeke, Werner (auth), Verhelst, Dani (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Leuven University Press 1988
Series:Mediaevalia Lovaniensia - Series 1/Studia
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