Das Streben nach dem Millennium: Revolutionäre Millenaristen und mystische Anarchisten des Mittelalters (überarbeitet)

Author/Contributor(s):	Cohn, Norman
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Date:	05/15/1970
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

The Middle Ages inherited from antiquity a tradition of prophecy and gave it new life. This tradition foretold a millennium in which humanity would enjoy a new paradise on earth, free from suffering and sin. This is the story of those millenarian fanaticisms, and points to their persistence in the modern era.