The Year 1000: Religious and Social Response to the Turning of the First Millennium (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781349730551)

This collection of new essays examines the long-standing question of apocalyptic expectations around the turn of the first millennium. Including works by scholars of medieval history, literature, and religion, this book argues that apocalyptic expectations did exist around the year 1000. It provides a more balanced and nuanced approach to the issue than the traditional views that either identify a time of fear, the 'terrors of the year 1000', or deny that awareness of the millennium existed. This book, instead, recognizes that there were a variety of responses to the eschatological years 1000 and 1033 and that these responses contributed to the broader social and religious developments associated with the birth of European civilization.

Author: M. Frassetto
ISBN-10: 1349730556
ISBN-13: 9781349730551
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 02/06/2003
Pages: 278
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.66d