The Empire at the End of Time 1st Edition by Frances Courtney Kneupper ISBN 0190279362 978-0190279363
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ISBN 10: 0190279362
ISBN 13: 978-0190279363
Author: Frances Courtney Kneupper
In this book, Frances Courtney Kneupper examines the apocalyptic prophecies of the late medieval Empire, which even within the sensational genre of eschatological prophecy stand out for their bitter and violent nature. In addition to depicting the savage chastisement of the clergy and the forcible restructuring of the Church, these prophecies also infuse the apocalyptic narrative with explicitly German elements-in fact, German speakers are frequently cast as the agents of these stirring events in which the clergy suffer tribulations and the Church hierarchy is torn down.
These prophecies were widely circulated throughout late medieval German-speaking Europe. Kneupper explores their significance for members of the Empire from 1380 to 1480, arguing that increased literacy, the development of strong urban centers, the drive for reform, and a connection to the imperial crown were behind their popularity. Offering detailed accounts of the most significant prophecies, Kneupper shows how they fit into currents of thought and sentiment in the late medieval Empire. In particular, she considers the relationships of German prophecy to contemporary discourses on Church reform and political identity. She finds that eschatological thought was considered neither marginal nor heretical, but was embraced by a significant, orthodox population of German laypeople and clerics, demonstrating the importance of popular eschatological thought to the development of a self-conscious, reform-minded, German-identified Empire on the Eve of the Reformation.
Table of contents:
PARTI: Context
CHAPTER 1 Audience and Reception
PART II | Individual Prophecies of Late Medieval German-Speaking Europe
CHAPTER 2 The Gamaleon Prophecy
CHAPTER 3 The Letter of Brother Sigwalt
CHAPTER 4 The Auffahrt Abend Prophecy
CHAPTER 5 The Wirsberger Letters
PART III | Themes in Late Medieval German Prophecy
CHAPTER 6 The Church and Clergy in Prophetic Thought
CHAPTER 7 German Identity in Prophetic Thought
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