This essay collection studies the Apocalypse and the end of the world, as these themes occupied the minds of biblical scholars, theologians, and ordinary people

An innovative overview of the influence of the Apocalypse on the shaping of the Christian culture of the Middle Ages.

This interdisciplinary book breaks new ground by systematically examining ways in which two of the most important works of late medieval English literature –

Expecting the End of the World in Medieval Europe: An Interdisciplinary Study examines the phenomenon of medieval eschatology from a global perspective, both ge

From millenarists to Antichrist hunters, from the Sibyls to the Hussites, Visions of the End is a monumental compendium spanning the literature of the Christian