The Middle Ages inherited from antiquity a tradition of prophecy and gave it new life. This tradition foretold a millennium in which humanity would enjoy a new paradise on earth, free from suffering and sin. This is the story of those millenarian fanaticisms, and points to their persistence in the modern era.
- ISBN10 0586080023
- ISBN13 9780586080023
- Publish Date 9 April 1970 (first published 1 January 1970)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 16 August 1991
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Imprint Paladin
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 424
- Language English