Dominion of God : : Christendom and Apocalypse in the Middle Ages / / Brett Edward Whalen.
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, an...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2010] ©2009 |
Year of Publication: | 2010 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Christendom and the Origins of Papal Monarchy -- 2. The Chosen People and the Enemies of God -- 3. Reformist Apocalypticism and the Battlefield of History -- 4. Joachim of Fiore and the Sabbath Age -- 5. The Shepherd of the World -- 6. Crusaders, Missionaries, and Prophets -- 7. Contesting the End of Days -- 8. The New Jerusalem and the Transfiguration of Christendom -- Epilogue -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
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Summary: | 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. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780674054806 9783110442205 9783110459517 9783110662566 |
DOI: | 10.4159/9780674054806 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Brett Edward Whalen. |