Apocalypse Now: Connected Histories of Eschatological Movements from Moscow to Cusco, 15th-18th Centuries (Routledge Studies in Early Modern Religious Dissents and Radicalism)

Synopsis

Eschatology played a central role in both politics and society throughout the early modern period. It inspired people to strive for social and political change, including sometimes by violent means, and prompted in return strong reactions against their religious activism. From the fifteenth to the eighteenth century, numerous apocalyptical and messianic movements came to the fore across Eurasia and North Africa, raising questions about possible interconnections. Why were eschatological movements so pervasive in early modern times? This volume provides some answers to this question by exploring the interconnected histories of confessions and religions from Moscow to Cusco. It offers a broad picture of Christian and, to a lesser extent, Jewish and Islamic eschatological movements from the fifteenth to the eighteenth century, thereby bridging important and long-standing gaps in the historiography. Apocalypse Now will appeal to both researchers and students of the history of early modern religion and politics in the Christian, Jewish and Islamic worlds. By exploring connections between numerous eschatological movements, it gives a fresh insight into one of the most promising fields of European and global history.

Copyright:

2023

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Publisher Quality

Book Size:

288 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781000624991

Related ISBNs:

9781003081050, 9780367532352, 9780367532345

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

07/29/22

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial matter, Damien Tricoire and Lionel Laborie

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

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No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction

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This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Damien Tricoire

Edited by:

Lionel Laborie