A Companion to Joachim of Fiore

This is an extensive introduction to Joachim of Fiore's life, works, and legacy of this medieval abbot and apocalyptic seer, who predicted the perfection of humankind in a future Third Age of the Holy Spirit.

About the author

Matthias Riedl, Dr. phil. (2003), University Erlangen-Nuremberg, is an associate professor at the Department of History at Central European University, Budapest. He published the monograph Joachim von Fiore: Denker der vollendeten Menschheit (2004) and numerous articles on the history of religious and political thought.

Product details

• Authors: Matthias Riedl
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.11.2017
• EAN: 9789004201637
• ISBN: 978-90-04-20163-7
• No. of pages: 370
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 241 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 672 g
• Series: Brill's Companions to the Chri
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Religious writings, prayers, songbooks, religious meditations