LEADER 01707nam 2200361 n 450 001 9910220003703321 005 20230221142239.0 035 $a(CKB)3800000000216663 035 $a(NjHacI)993800000000216663 035 $a(EXLCZ)993800000000216663 100 $a20230221d1988 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aUse and Abuse of Eschatology in the Middle Ages /$fedited by Werner Verbeke, D. Verhelst, and Andries Welkenhuysen 210 1$aLeuven (Belgium) :$cLeuven University Pre,$d1988. 215 $a1 online resource (ix, 513 pages) 311 $a90-6186-259-0 330 $aThe editors assemble evidence 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 religious thinkers who grappled with the overwhelming prospect of Universal destruction, questioned the role of the individual in the economy of salvation, and attempted to see the relevance of everyday social and political events to a vision of history in which the end is nearer than the beginning. 606 $aEschatology$xHistory of doctrines$yMiddle Ages, 600-1500 615 0$aEschatology$xHistory of doctrines 676 $a236.0902 702 $aWelkenhuysen$b Andries 702 $aVerhelst$b D. 702 $aVerbeke$b Werner 801 0$bNjHacI 801 1$bNjHacl 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910220003703321 996 $aUse and abuse of eschatology in the middle ages$9139922 997 $aUNINA