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The pursuit of the Millennium
- Revolutionary millenarians and mystical anarchists of the middle ages
- Norman Cohn
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This fascinating book explores the millenarianism that flourished in western Europe between the eleventh and sixteenth centuries. Covering the full range of revolutionary and anarchic sects and movements in medieval Europe, Cohn demonstrates how prophecies of a final struggle between the hosts of Christ and Antichrist melded with the rootless poor's desire to improve their own material conditions, resulting in a flourishing of millenarian fantasies.
- ISBN: 978-953-7177-58-4
- Year of the edition: 2012
- Number of pages: 360
- Cover: paperback
- Original title: The pursuit of the Millennium. Revolutionary millenarians and mystical anarchists of the middle ages
- Original language: English
- Translation: Hrvoje Gračanin
- Dimensions: 150x240 mm
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