Messiahs and messianic movements through 1899

"The work is arranged chronologically, with details about those persons who were acclaimed by a substantial body of followers to be messiahs. It covers nearly 100 individuals, including the Old Testament's King Hezekiah, Herod the Great and later figures both obscure and historically renow...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Worth, Roland H., 1943- (-)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co c2005.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Pre-first century messiahs
  • First century messiahs outside the Jesus movement
  • Second century messiahs
  • Messiahs in the years of Western Europe's decline (200-500 A.D.)
  • Messiahs in the years of Western Europe's collapse (500-1000 A.D.)
  • Messianic movements in the late Middle Ages (1000-1300)
  • Jewish messiahs during the Renaissance and Reformation (1300-1600)
  • Gentile messiahs during the Renaissance and Reformation (1300-1600)
  • Jewish messiahs during the European colonization of the Americas (1600-1800)
  • Gentile messiahs during the European colonization of the Americas (1600-1800)
  • Messianic movements during the birth of the technological age (1800-1900).