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
- Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2020
- 1 electronic resource (834 p.)
Open Access
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?
Creative Commons
English
9783110597745
10.1515/9783110597745 doi
Middle Eastern history Medieval history Social & cultural history History of religion Church history
Medieval history apocalypticism messianism eschatology End-Time scenarios