Peoples of the Apocalypse: Eschatological Beliefs and Political Scenarios

Open Access Published by De Gruyter 2016

Peoples of the Apocalypse

Eschatological Beliefs and Political Scenarios

Edited by: Wolfram Brandes , Felicitas Schmieder and Rebekka Voß

Volume 63 in the series Millennium-Studien / Millennium Studies

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110473315

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About this book

This volume addresses Jewish, Christian and Muslim future visions on the end of the world, focusing on the respective allies and antagonists for each religious society. Extensive lists of murderous end-time peoples, whether for good or evil, and those who merit salvation hold variably defined roles in end-time scenarios. Spanning late Antiquity to the early modern period, the collected papers examine distinctive aspects represented by each religion’s approach as well as shared concepts.

Author / Editor information

Wolfram Brandes, MPIER, Frankfurt/M.; Felicitas Schmieder, FernUniversität Hagen; Rebekka Voß, Goethe Universität Frankfurt/M.

Reviews

"[...] nicht wenige Aufsätze dieses Sammelbandes [sind] inhaltlich vortrefflich und bringen die Forschung zu den Endzeitvölkern mit neuen Quellen, Erkenntnissen und methodologischen Überlegungen wesentlich voran."
András Kraft in: Plekos 19, 2017

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Frontmatter Open Access Download PDF	I
Contents Open Access Download PDF	V
Introduction Open Access Download PDF	1
I. Kriegerische Völker / Warsome Peoples
Roms wilde Völker: Grenzüberschreitungen und Untergangsstimm(ung)en im letzten Jahrhundert des römischen Imperiums Veronika Wieser Open Access Download PDF	23
Der Perserkrieg unter Anastasios (502–506 n.Chr.) als Endzeitereignis Katharina Enderle Open Access Download PDF	51
Opening the Gates of the North in 627: War, Anti-Byzantine Sentiment and Apocalyptic Expectancy in the Near East Prior to the Arab Invasion Lutz Greisiger Open Access Download PDF	63
II. Unbekannte Völker / Unknown Peoples
Travelling towards the peoples of the Endtime: C de Bridia as religious re-interpretation of Carpini Gregor Werner Open Access Download PDF	83
Die Völker der Endzeit im französischen Livre de Sidrac (13. Jh.) Petra Waffner Open Access Download PDF	97
Gogs und Magogs ‚natürliche Milde‘? Die Mongolen als Endzeitvölker im Wandel von Wissen und Wünschen Felicitas Schmieder Open Access Download PDF	111
III. Jüdische Völker der Endzeit / Jewish Peoples of the Apocalypse
Jewish Tribes and Women in the Genesis and Battle of the Dajjāl: Nuʿayim ibn Ḥammād al-Khuzāʿī al-Marwzī’s Kitāb al-Fitan Alexandra Cuffel Open Access Download PDF	129
Jews in Armenian Apocalyptic Traditions of the 12^th century: a Fictional Community or New Encounters? Zaroui Pogossian Open Access Download PDF	147
Back to the Future: The Ten Tribes and Messianic Hopes in Jewish Society during the Early Modern Age Moti Benmelech Open Access Download PDF	193
IV. Muslimische Perspektiven / Muslim Perspectives
Al-Andalus and the Andalusis in the Islamic Apocalyptic Tradition Anna Akasoy Open Access Download PDF	213
The Image of the Turk in Classical and Modern Muslim Apocalyptic Literature David Cook Open Access Download PDF	225
V. Protestantische Lesarten / Protestant Variants
Gog and Magog: Using Concepts of Apocalyptic Enemies in the Hussite era Pavlína Cermanová Open Access Download PDF	239
The Wirsberger Brothers: Contesting Spiritual Authority through Prophecy Frances Courtney Kneupper Open Access Download PDF	257
Nova Israhelis republica. Das Täuferreich von Münster 1534/35 als wahres Israel Anselm Schubert Open Access Download PDF	271
Englands Heil und die Gottesfeinde Gog und Magog. Die bedrohte politische Identität Englands als ,protestant nation‘ (1588–1640) Andreas Pečar Open Access Download PDF	285
VI. Nicht-apokalyptische Völker der Endzeit / Non‐Apocalyptic Peoples of the Apocalypse
Apocalyptic Outsiders and their Uses in the Early Medieval West James T. Palmer Open Access Download PDF	307
Christian Moral Decline: A New Context for the Sibylla Tiburtina (Ms Escorial &.I.3) Anke Holdenried Open Access Download PDF	321
The Apocalyptic Cycle of the Romanesque Murals in the Narthex of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe (Vienne): Do They Illustrate Political Ideas of the Gregorian Reform? Delia Kottmann Open Access Download PDF	337
Index Open Access Download PDF	353

(Deutsch)

Languages: English, German
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Historians, theologians
Pages
- Front matter: 7
- Main content: 367
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 3
- Coloured Illustrations: 2
Keywords: End time visions

eBook

Published: May 24, 2016
ISBN: 9783110473315

Hardcover

Published: May 24, 2016
ISBN: 9783110469493