James Palmer

Apocalypse in the Early Middle Ages (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

This groundbreaking study reveals the distinctive impact of apocalyptic ideas about time, evil and power on church and society in the Latin West, c.400-c.1050. Drawing on evidence from late antiquity, the Frankish kingdoms, Anglo-Saxon England, Spain and Byzantium and sociological models, James Palmer shows that apocalyptic thought was a more powerful part of mainstream political ideologies and religious reform than many historians believe. Moving beyond the standard 'Terrors of the Year 1000', The Apocalypse in the Early Middle Ages opens up broader perspectives on heresy, the Antichrist and Last World Emperor legends, chronography, and the relationship between eschatology and apocalypticism. In the process, it offers reassessments of the worlds of Augustine, Gregory of Tours, Bede, Charlemagne and the Ottonians, providing a wide-ranging and up-to-date survey of medieval apocalyptic thought. This is the first full-length English-language treatment of a fundamental and controversial part of medieval religion and society.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. November 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781316189924
• Artikelnr.: 49269030

Autorenporträt

This is the transcript of a manuscript typed by my father James (Jim) Palmer, telling his story from his early years in one of the less salubrious areas of Manchester up to the cessation of World War II hostilities in 1946. My father never spoke of these times during his life, but his written words provide a vivid and very personal insight into his life between 1918 and 1946. Dad never fully recovered from the traumas of his youth that could so easily have coloured his outlook on life and the people around him but, I am glad to say, he still managed to live his life based on the principles of honesty, kindness and high morality. As a result of this, in 1977, he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee medal in recognition of his work in obtaining employment for the disabled at the then Ministry of Labour. He died in 1996 after a lengthy illness and is sorely missed by all who knew him. I hope this account will provide his grandchildren and future generations of the Palmer family with a valuable insight of the sacrifices made by my father's generation, so that we may enjoy our lives of freedom and choice. I am only sorry that I didn't know what my father had endured and that I had no opportunity to say, "I'm proud of you, Dad". I have added a few explanatory footnotes, but apart from these, hereon in all the words come from my father. Graham Palmer, 2015

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: how the world ends
1. The end of civilisation: c.AD 380-c.AD 575
2. The new urgency: c.AD 550-c.AD 604
3. The ends of time and space: c.AD 600-c.AD 735
4. Pseudo-Methodius and the problem of evil: c.AD 680-c.AD 800
5. Charlemagne, Pater Europae: c.AD 750-c.AD 820
6. A golden age in danger c.AD 820-c.AD 911
7. The year 1000 and other apocalypticisms: c.AD 911-c.AD 1033
The end: c.AD 400-c.AD 1033
Select bibliography
Index of manuscript references
General index.