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Prophecy, Alchemy, and the End of Time: John of Rupescissa in the Late Middle Ages
Leah Devun
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Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 4 illus. BIC Classification: HRC; HRQX2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
In the middle of the fourteenth century, the Franciscan friar John of Rupescissa sent a dramatic warning to his followers: the last days were coming; the apocalypse was near. Deemed insane by the Christian church, Rupescissa had spent more than a decade confined to prisons--in one case wrapped in chains and locked under a staircase--yet ill treatment could not silence the friar's apocalyptic message. Religious figures who preached the end times were hardly rare in the late Middle Ages, but Rupescissa's teachings were unique. He claimed that knowledge of the natural world, and alchemy in particular, could act as a ... Read more
In the middle of the fourteenth century, the Franciscan friar John of Rupescissa sent a dramatic warning to his followers: the last days were coming; the apocalypse was near. Deemed insane by the Christian church, Rupescissa had spent more than a decade confined to prisons--in one case wrapped in chains and locked under a staircase--yet ill treatment could not silence the friar's apocalyptic message. Religious figures who preached the end times were hardly rare in the late Middle Ages, but Rupescissa's teachings were unique. He claimed that knowledge of the natural world, and alchemy in particular, could act as a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
369 g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231145398
SKU
V9780231145398
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About Leah Devun
Leah DeVun is associate professor of history at Rutgers University. Her research focuses on the history of the human body in premodern Europe and the legacy of that history in the modern world. Her published work centers on issues of gender and technology.
Reviews for Prophecy, Alchemy, and the End of Time: John of Rupescissa in the Late Middle Ages
DeVun's book is well-constructed, thoroughly documented, instructive, and very useful.
Chara Crisciani American Historical Review [H]ighly readable text, amply supported by some fifty pages of endnotes, a bibliography, and a usefully compiled index, Leah DeVun has produced an original and valuable book.
Stanton J. Linden, Washington State University SPECULUM This book offers the reader a tour of one ... Read more
Chara Crisciani American Historical Review [H]ighly readable text, amply supported by some fifty pages of endnotes, a bibliography, and a usefully compiled index, Leah DeVun has produced an original and valuable book.
Stanton J. Linden, Washington State University SPECULUM This book offers the reader a tour of one ... Read more