Peoples of the Apocalypse: Eschatological Beliefs and Political Scenarios

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This volume addresses Jewish, Christian and Muslim future visions on the end of the world, focusing on the respective allies and antagonists for each religious society. Extensive lists of murderous end-time peoples, whether for good or evil, and those who merit salvation hold variably defined roles in end-time scenarios. Spanning late Antiquity to the early modern period, the collected papers examine distinctive aspects represented by each religion’s approach as well as shared concepts. 9783110473315 9783110473315 Contents Introduction I. Kriegerische Völker / Warsome Peoples Roms wilde Völker: Grenzüberschreitungen und Untergangsstimm(ung)en im letzten Jahrhundert des römischen Imperiums Der Perserkrieg unter Anastasios (502–506 n.Chr.) als Endzeitereignis Opening the Gates of the North in 627: War, Anti-Byzantine Sentiment and Apocalyptic Expectancy in the Near East Prior to the Arab Invasion II. Unbekannte Völker / Unknown Peoples Travelling towards the peoples of the Endtime: C de Bridia as religious re-interpretation of Carpini Die Völker der Endzeit im französischen Livre de Sidrac (13. Jh.) Gogs und Magogs ‚natürliche Milde‘? Die Mongolen als Endzeitvölker im Wandel von Wissen und Wünschen III. Jüdische Völker der Endzeit / Jewish Peoples of the Apocalypse Jewish Tribes and Women in the Genesis and Battle of the Dajjāl: Nuʿayim ibn Ḥammād al-Khuzāʿī al-Marwzī’s Kitāb al-Fitan Jews in Armenian Apocalyptic Traditions of the 12th century: a Fictional Community or New Encounters? Back to the Future: The Ten Tribes and Messianic Hopes in Jewish Society during the Early Modern Age IV. Muslimische Perspektiven / Muslim Perspectives Al-Andalus and the Andalusis in the Islamic Apocalyptic Tradition The Image of the Turk in Classical and Modern Muslim Apocalyptic Literature V. Protestantische Lesarten / Protestant Variants Gog and Magog: Using Concepts of Apocalyptic Enemies in the Hussite era The Wirsberger Brothers: Contesting Spiritual Authority through Prophecy Nova Israhelis republica. Das Täuferreich von Münster 1534/35 als wahres Israel Englands Heil und die Gottesfeinde Gog und Magog. Die bedrohte politische Identität Englands als ,protestant nation‘ (1588–1640) VI. Nicht-apokalyptische Völker der Endzeit / Non-Apocalyptic Peoples of the Apocalypse Apocalyptic Outsiders and their Uses in the Early Medieval West Christian Moral Decline: A New Context for the Sibylla Tiburtina (Ms Escorial &.I.3) The Apocalyptic Cycle of the Romanesque Murals in the Narthex of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe (Vienne): Do They Illustrate Political Ideas of the Gregorian Reform? Index