John of Rupescissa's Vade mecum in tribulacione (1356): a late medieval eschatological manual for the forthcoming thirteen years of horror and hardship

"John of Rupescissa's Vade mecum in tribulacione was meant as an eschatological manual for the thirteen catastrophic years between its composition in December 1356 and the thousand-year reign of Christ expected to begin in 1370. This manual was intended to give righteous Christians practic...

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Main Authors: Johannes von Roquetaillade, OFM 1310-1365 (Author), Kaup, Matthias (Author)
Other Authors: Johannes de Rupescissa approximately 1300-approximately 1365
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York Routledge 2017
Edition:an annotated edition with an introduction of the full version of the Vade mecum in tribulacione, Europe's prophetical bestseller of the 14th Century, and of its most influential compendious version, the Veni mecum in tribulacione
Series:Church, faith and culture in the medieval West
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
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Summary:"John of Rupescissa's Vade mecum in tribulacione was meant as an eschatological manual for the thirteen catastrophic years between its composition in December 1356 and the thousand-year reign of Christ expected to begin in 1370. This manual was intended to give righteous Christians practical and spiritual advice on how to survive this period of tribulation. Matthias Kaup's study provides the first annotated critical edition equipped with an English translation. It inducts in the manual's contents, places them in the context of Rupescissa's work and medieval prophetic literature, investigates important aspects of its reception and clarifies the relationships between its different versions."...
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Physical Description:xiv, 347 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:9781409463993

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