The Byzantine Apocalyptic Tradition
Throughout Christian history, apocalyptic visions of the approaching end of time have provided a persistent and enigmatic theme for history and prophecy. Apocalyptic literature played a particularly important role in the medieval world, where legends of the Antichrist, Gog and Magog, and the Last Ro...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
[2022]
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| Series: | UC Press voices revived.
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| Summary: | Throughout Christian history, apocalyptic visions of the approaching end of time have provided a persistent and enigmatic theme for history and prophecy. Apocalyptic literature played a particularly important role in the medieval world, where legends of the Antichrist, Gog and Magog, and the Last Roman Emperor were widely circulated. Although scholars have long recognized that a body of Byzantine prophetic literature served as the source for these ideas, the B. |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (341 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9780520312432 0520312430 |