English summary: Throughout the history of Christianity there have been repeated attempts to discern signs of the approaching end of the world. It is particularly during times of upheaval and crisis that tendencies towards the historicization of the Last Days scenario emerge. The intellectual and intellectual and historical foundations for the ever-present relevance of the end of times, can be found in the 11th and 13th centuries and their interpretation of John's Revelation. These proceedings of the International Annual ...
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English summary: Throughout the history of Christianity there have been repeated attempts to discern signs of the approaching end of the world. It is particularly during times of upheaval and crisis that tendencies towards the historicization of the Last Days scenario emerge. The intellectual and intellectual and historical foundations for the ever-present relevance of the end of times, can be found in the 11th and 13th centuries and their interpretation of John's Revelation. These proceedings of the International Annual Meeting of the Forum Mittelalter present interdisciplinary studies on the adaptability and productivity of eschatological concepts during the Middle Ages. German description: In der Geschichte des Christentums gab es immer wieder Versuche, nach Zeichen des nahenden Weltendes zu forschen. Vor allem in Umbruch- und Krisenzeiten sind entsprechende Tendenzen zur Historisierung des Endzeitszenarios erkennbar. Im 11. und 13. Jh. und ihrem Blick auf die Offenbarung des Johannes liegen die intellektuellen und geistesgeschichtlichen Grundlagen fur die seit dem spaten Mittelalter drangende Gegenwartsrelevanz der Endzeit. Tagungsband zur Internationalen Jahrestagung des Forums Mittelalter interdisziplinare Studien zur Wandlungsfahigkeit und Produktivitat von eschatologischen Entwurfen im Mittelalter
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