Pursuit Of The Millennium

The Middle Ages inherited from Antiquity a tradition of prophesy and gave it fresh and exuberant life. Drawing on a huge variety of contemporary sources, this unique and compelling book tells the story of those Millenarian fanaticisms of the Middle Ages and points to their persistence in the modern world.

Evul Mediu a mostenit din Antichitate o traditie de profetie si i-a dat viata proaspata si exuberanta. Bazandu-se pe o mare varietate de surse contemporane, aceasta carte unica si convingatoare spune povestea acelor fanatisme milenariste din Evul Mediu si indica persistenta lor in lumea moderna.