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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458396403321

Autore

Landes Richard

Titolo

The Apocalyptic Year 1000 [[electronic resource] ] : Religious Expectaton and Social Change, 950-1050

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 2003

ISBN

1-280-45358-3

0-19-535473-7

1-4237-5768-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (377 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GowAndrew

MeterDavid Van

Disciplina

940.146

Soggetti

Christianity and culture

History of doctrines

One thousand, A.D

Second Advent

Second Advent - History of doctrines - Middle Ages, 600-1500 - Congresses

Second Advent - History of doctrines - Middle Ages, 600-1500 - Europe

Religion

Philosophy & Religion

Christianity

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction: The Terribles espoirs of 1000 and the Tacit Fears of 2000; 1. Awaiting the End of Time around the Turn of the Year 1000; I. The Apocalyptic Year 1000 in Medieval Thought; II. The Apocalyptic Year 1000 in Medieval Art and Literature; III. Historiography of the Apocalyptic Year 1000; IV. Tools and Sources; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The essays in this volume challenge prevailing views on the way in which apocalyptic concerns contributed to larger processes of social



change at the first millennium. They should provoke new interest in and debate on the nature and causes of social change in early medieval Europe.