The pursuit of the millennium

revolutionary messianism in medieval and Reformation Europe and its bearing on modern totalitarian movements

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The pursuit of the millennium

revolutionary messianism in medieval and Reformation Europe and its bearing on modern totalitarian movements

2nd ed.
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Harper & Row
Language
English
Pages
481

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Table of Contents

The earliest Messianic movements in medieval Europe
The saints against the hosts of Antichrist
In the backwash of the Crusades
The Emperor Frederick as Messiah
An elite of self-immolating redeemers
An elite of amoral supermen (1)
An elite of amoral supermen (2)
The egaltarian state of nature
The egaltarian millennium (1)
The egaltarian millennium (2)
The egaltarian milllennium (3).

Edition Notes

"1st Harper torchbook ed."--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 436-468) and index.

Published in
New York
Series
Harper torchbooks. Academy library -- TB1037, Harper torchbooks -- TB1037.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
270.5
Library of Congress
BR270 .C6 1961

The Physical Object

Pagination
xvi, 481 pages
Number of pages
481

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL32135879M
Internet Archive
pursuitofmillenn0000unse
OCLC/WorldCat
50421775, 12926702

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL2541890W

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