And Then the End Will Come: Early Latin Christian Interpretations of the Opening of the Seven Seals

by Douglas W. Lumsden

Overview

This work examines a centuries-long intellectual tradition in the early Latin church linking the imagery associated with the opening of the Seven Seals of the Apocalypse with programs of ecclesiastical expansion and ascetic reform.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415929615
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/29/2000
Series:	Studies in Medieval History and Culture
Pages:	126
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.44(d)

About the Author

Douglas Lunsden is an Assistant Professor at Benedictine College.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents: Preface Acknowledgments 1. External Expansion, Internal Reform: The Sealed Book 2. Establishing a Tradition: Victorinus/Tyconius/Jerome 3. Sixth-Century-Synthesis: Primasius 4. From the Periphery: Bede 5. The Carolingian Mystic: Ambrosius Autpertus 6. The Spanish Bishop: Beatus of Liebana 7. The Monk Militant: Haimo of Auzerre Epilogue: Church Triumphant: The Book Unsealed Bibliography Index