Dominion of God : Christendom and apocalypse in the Middle Ages / / Brett Edward Whalen

• Autore: Whalen Brett Edward
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (337 p.)
• Disciplina: 282/.40902
• Soggetto topico: History - Religious aspects - Christianity - History of doctrines - Middle Ages, 600-1500; Millennialism - History of doctrines - Middle Ages, 600-1500; Popes - Temporal power - History - To 1500; Church history - Middle Ages, 600-1500
• Soggetto geografico: Europe Church history 600-1500
• Classificazione: 11.52
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Christendom and the origins of papal monarchy -- The chosen people and the enemies of God -- Reformist apocalypticism and the battlefield of history -- Joachim of Fiore and the Sabbath Age -- The Shepherd of the World -- Crusaders, missionaries, and prophets -- Contesting the end of days -- The New Jerusalem and the transfiguration of Christendom.
• Sommario/riassunto: Brett Whalen explores the compelling belief that Christendom would spread to every corner of the earth before the end of time. During the High Middle Ages - an era of crusade, mission, and European expansion - ;the Western followers of Rome imagined the future conversion of Jews, Muslims, pagans, and Eastern Christians into one fold of God's people, assembled under the authority of the Roman Church.
• Titolo autorizzato: Dominion of God
• ISBN: 9780674054806; 0674054806
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910962373703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II