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

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

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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 sha...

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Other Authors: Wieser, Veronika (Editor), Eltschinger, Vincent (Editor), Heiss, Johann (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2020
Series:Cultural History of Apocalyptic Thought / Kulturgeschichte der Apokalypse 3
Subjects:
Middle Eastern history
Medieval history
Social & cultural history
History of religion
Church history
apocalypticism
messianism
eschatology
End-Time scenarios
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Summary: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?
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (834 p.)
ISBN:9783110597745
Access:Open Access

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