Cultures of Eschatology

Cultures of EschatologyIn all religions, in the medieval West as in the East, ideas about the past, the present and the future were shaped by expectations related to the End. The volumes Cultures of Eschatology explore the many ways apocalyptic thought and visions of the end intersected with the development of pre modern religio political communities, with social changes and with the emergence of new intellectual and literary traditions. The two volumes present a wide

especially as they are well aware that war criminals still walk the streets of their villages and towns

elite formation

and farmers

open-ended strategies

The foods we eat have a deep and often surprising past

and the rise of a distinctive "town culture" in the West End

An account of the life and circumstances of a little known Augustinian friar with an interesting career

Der entscheidende Punkt aber ist

It's like I'm being sucked dry

and sensorial environments of late antiquity

Francesca Bregoli

drawing local communities deeply into new plantation systems taking over the highlands