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Influence Of Prophecy In Late Mid Ages: Theology |  | Author: Marjorie Reeves
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
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Pages: 592
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Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6.4 x 1.3
ISBN: 0268011702
Dewey Decimal Number: 231.7450902
EAN: 9780268011703
ASIN: 0268011702
Publication Date: March 31, 1994
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Since the original publication of this title, the 12th-century Calabrian Abbot, Joachim of Fiore, has been accorded an increasingly central position in the history of medieval thought and culture. In this work, Marjorie Reeves shows the wide extent of Joachimist influence from the 13th to the 16th centuries and demonstrates the continuity between medieval and Renaissance thought in the field of prophecy. Reeves pinpoints some of the most original aspects of Joachim's theology of history and traces his reputation and influence through succeeding centuries. She also explains how his vision of a final age of the Spirit in history became a powerful force in shaping expectations of the future in Western Europe. The book traces in detail the development of the three great images in which these expectations came to be focused: New Spiritual Men, Angelic Pope, and Last World Emperor. In addition, Reeves illuminates how the pervading influence of Joachim's concepts of a future golden age forms the basis for an understanding of prophetic visions in later centuries. In the light of the current expansion of Joachimist and millenium studies, medieval scholars and students should find the renewed availability of this volume useful, with the addition of an annotated bibliography of material published on Joachimism between 1969 and 1992.
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 An awesome work on a little known but major influence June 17, 2005
C. Taylor (Western New York)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Joachim of Fiore was a HUGE influence in the later Middle Ages. He was a prophet to kings popes and emperors. He was a major voice in the trinitarian disputes leading up to the Fourth Lateran Council and a major scripture exegete. His influence can even be felt in the philosophies of history of the Modern period in Hegel and Marx. This is the major work by Reeves on Joachim's thought as a whole and is definitely worth it. Reeves quotes fairly heavily from Joachim's latin text so that may be somewhat of a barrier to the new grad student, but this volume is so rich in Reeves gentle and excellent prose that there is still much to be had here.
 Hope you can read Latin January 8, 2010
Rudolf Schmidt (San Diego)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The 'Look Inside' feature reveals quotations untranslated from the Latin. This was common in older books (or older scholars), but unfortunately it severely restricts the usefulness of this book.
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