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The Pursuit of the Millennium

Revolutionary Millenarians and Mystical Anarchists of the Middle Ages

by Norman Cohn · 1970 · 416 pages

Dan Carlin
Dan Carlin
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About This Book

A study of medieval apocalyptic movements and their radical leaders. It explores how prophecies of a final struggle between Christ and Antichrist fueled social unrest among the poor in Western Europe from the 11th to the 16th centuries. Cohn analyzes the psychological underpinnings of these cults and their relationship to modern extremist ideologies.

Genres

Psychology & BehaviorHistorySociety & Politics

Topics

Critical ThinkingExtremismMass MovementsMotivationPersuasionSocial PsychologyStorytelling

Book Details

Published

1970

Pages

416

Language

en

ISBN

9780195004564

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