Influence of Prophecy in the Later Middle Ages, The
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Influence of Prophecy in the Later Middle Ages, The

A Study in Joachimism

  1. 608 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Influence of Prophecy in the Later Middle Ages, The

A Study in Joachimism

About this book

Since the original publication of this title, the twelfth-century Calabrian Abbot Joachim of Fiore has been accorded an increasingly central position in the history of medieval thought and culture. In this classic work Marjorie Reeves shows the wide extent of Joachimist influence from the thirteenth to the sixteenth centuries and demonstrates the continuity between medieval and Renaissance thought in the field of prophecy.

Reeves pinpoints some of the most original aspects of Joachim's theology of history and traces his reputation and influence through succeeding centuries. She also explains how his vision of a final age of the spirit in history became a powerful force in shaping expectations of the future in Western Europe. The book traces in detail the development of the three great images in which these expectations came to be focused: New Spiritual Men, Angelic Pope, and Last World Emperor. In addition, Reeves illuminates how the pervading influence of Joachim's concepts of a future golden age forms the basis for an understanding of prophetic visions in later centuries.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half title
  3. Title page
  4. Dedication
  5. PREFACE TO THE NEW EDITION
  6. PREFACE
  7. CONTENTS
  8. NOTE ON REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHIES
  9. ABBREVIATIONS
  10. PART ONE: THE REPUTATION OF THE ABBOT JOACHIM
  11. PART TWO: NEW SPIRITUAL MEN
  12. PART THREE: ANTICHRIST AND LAST WORLD EMPEROR
  13. PART FOUR: ANGELIC POPE AND RENOVATIO MUNDI
  14. APPENDICES
  15. SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY I
  16. SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY II
  17. INDEX OF MANUSCRIPTS
  18. GENERAL INDEX