Waiting for the End of the World

European Dimensions, 950–1200

AvTsvetelin Stepanov

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

Del 57 i serien East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450

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Beskrivning

The French president Charles de Gaulle spoke of a Europe “from the Atlantic to the Urals”. Europe was spatially formed with these topographic parameters from the late 10th century onwards, with the massive Christianization of its inhabitants. At that time, however, all three monotheistic religions already had a steady presence there. Could such a macro-space be thought-and-narrated from a macro-perspective, in view of its medieval past? This has already been done through common ʻdenominatorsʻ such as the Migration Period, wars, trade, spread of Christianity. Could it also be seen through a common religious-philosophical and spiritual phenomenon – the Anticipation of the End of the world among Christians, Muslims, and Jews? This book gives a positive answer to the last question.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-11-01
Mått:155 x 235 x 28 mm
Vikt:733 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450
Antal sidor:366
Förlag:Brill
ISBN:9789004343931
Originaltitel:V ochakvane na Kraia: evropeiski izmereniia, ok. 950 – ok. 1200

Utforska kategorier

Historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Tsvetelin Stepanov, D.Sc. (2015), St Kliment Ohridski University, is Professor in Medieval History and Culture. He has published monographs and articles on Bulgaria, the ‘Steppe Empire’, and Byzantium, including The Bulgars and the Steppe Empire in the Early Middle Ages (Brill, 2010).

Innehållsförteckning

Preface: How the Idea for This Book Came AboutAcknowledgementsList of IllustrationsIntroduction1 European Dimensions of the Anticipation of the End of Times: Texts. Contexts. Real Places and Symbolic Topoi1.1 Expectations for the End of Times in the Jewish Milieu, 10th–12th Centuries1.2 Expectations for the End of Times in Western Europe1.3 Expectations for the End of Times in Byzantium1.4 Expectations for the End of Times in Kievan Rus’2 Topography of the Evil Forces before the End of Times: European Dimensions2.1 The Question of the Sources2.2 Genealogy of Some of the Topoi2.3 Later Development of the Topos of the Direction of the Evil Forces’ Invasions in the 10th–12th Centuries3 Bulgarian Dimensions of the Anticipation of the End of Times: Texts. Contexts. Real Places and Symbolic Topoi3.1 Danube Bulgaria: ‘Texts’ of Word and Image3.2 Topography and Names of the Evil Forces before the End of Times in the Notions of the Danube Bulgarians3.3 Beginning and End of Tsardom: Bulgarian ‘Responses’ to the Expectation of the End of TimesConclusionBibliographyIllustrationsIndex