The pursuit of the millennium : revolutionary messianism in medieval and Reformation Europe and its bearing on modern totalitarian movements / Norman Cohn.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 436-468) and index.
Contents
The earliest Messianic movements in medieval Europe -- The saints against the hosts of Antichrist -- In the backwash of the Crusades -- The Emperor Frederick as Messiah -- An elite of self-immolating redeemers -- An elite of amoral supermen (1) -- An elite of amoral supermen (2) -- The egaltarian state of nature -- The egaltarian millennium (1) -- The egaltarian millennium (2) -- The egaltarian milllennium (3).