Christian themes: Mainstream traditions and millenarian violence

Román, Reinaldo L.

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“…Being convinced that prophecies about the Antichrist in biblical texts had been fulfilled, they instigated their followers to join them in killing unbelievers and sinners of their own time as enemies of Christ (Cohn 1970:212). 3 They were convinced that believers should imitate Christ's rage, cruelty and vengefulness as, they claimed, it was communicated in the end times struggle in Revelation 20-21 (Roman 1996). Kaminsky (2004:338) noted some of the ramifications of this millenarian movement that illuminated how radically society and the church were affected.…”

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The spirituality of apocalyptic and millenarian groups. The case of the Branch Davidians in Waco

Villiers

2018

HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies

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The spirituality of apocalyptic and millenarian groups. The case of the Branch Davidians in Waco

Villiers

2018

HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies

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Millennialism and Violence: The Attempted Assassination of Nasir al-Din Shah of Iran by the Babis in 1852

Momen¹

2008

Nova Religio

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The association of millennialist movements with violence has been a subject of much study following recent high-profile events. This article examines a case of millennialism and violence that occurred just over 150 years ago. It tracks the events leading to the attempted assassination of Nasir al-Din Shah of Iran in 1852 by a small group of followers of the religion of the Bab, a religious leader who claimed to fulfill the prophecies of Shi'i Islam about the coming of the Imam Mahdi. The factors leading to the violence are analyzed and compared with other cases of millennialism and violence. The main factors that stand out in this case include: a pre-existing religious milieu that expected a violent, millennial event and engendered a radically dualist worldview, with the shah's government as the embodiment of an evil destined to be defeated and removed; a severe persecution of the group resulting in some followers' desire for revenge and a dramatic violent act that would bring divine intervention and ultimate victory; government removal of moderate leadership, leaving only radical extremist leaders; and the presence among the Tehran group of Babis, which carried out the attempted assassination, of a charismatic leader whom these Babis believed had access to a source of divine power that could make the plan achievable, when a more rational analysis would have demonstrated the opposite.

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Christian themes: Mainstream traditions and millenarian violence

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The spirituality of apocalyptic and millenarian groups. The case of the Branch Davidians in Waco

The spirituality of apocalyptic and millenarian groups. The case of the Branch Davidians in Waco

Millennialism and Violence: The Attempted Assassination of Nasir al-Din Shah of Iran by the Babis in 1852

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