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Prognostication in the medieval world : a handbook
- Title
- Prognostication in the medieval world : a handbook / edited by Matthias Heiduk, Klaus Herbers and Hans-Christian Lehner ; in collaboration with Avriel Bar-Levav, Charles Burnett, Michael Grünbart and Petra G. Schmidl.
- Publication
- Berlin : De Gruyter, [2021]
- ©2021
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | v. 2 | Text | Use in library | JFE 21-3921 v. 2 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
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- Description
- 2 volumes (xii, 1,027 pages); 25 cm.
- Summary
- Two opposing views of the future in the Middle Ages dominate recent historical scholarship. According to one opinion, medieval societies were expecting the near end of the world and therefore had no concept of the future. According to the other opinion, the expectation of the near end created a drive to change the world for the better and thus for innovation. Close inspection of the history of prognostication reveals the continuous attempts and multifold methods to recognize and interpret God's will, the prodigies of nature, and the patterns of time. That proves, on the one hand, the constant human uncertainty facing the contingencies of the future. On the other hand, it demonstrates the firm believe during the Middle Ages in a future which could be shaped and even manipulated. The handbook provides the first overview of current historical research on medieval prognostication. It considers the entangled influences and transmissions between Christian, Jewish, Islamic, and non-monotheistic societies during the period from a wide range of perspectives. An international team of 63 renowned authors from about a dozen different academic disciplines contributed to this comprehensive overview.
- Series Statement
- De Gruyter reference
- Uniform Title
- De Gruyter reference.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Call Number
- JFE 21-3921
- ISBN
- 9783110501209
- 3110501201
- LCCN
- 2020940018
- OCLC
- 1224550929
- Title
- Prognostication in the medieval world : a handbook / edited by Matthias Heiduk, Klaus Herbers and Hans-Christian Lehner ; in collaboration with Avriel Bar-Levav, Charles Burnett, Michael Grünbart and Petra G. Schmidl.
- Publisher
- Berlin : De Gruyter, [2021]
- Copyright Date
- ©2021
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- De Gruyter referenceDe Gruyter reference.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Added Author
- Heiduk, Matthias.Herbers, Klaus.Lehner, Hans-Christian.Bar-Levav, Avriel.Burnett, Charles (Charles S. F.)Grünbart, Michael.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 21-3921