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This chapter treats eschatological and apocalyptic themes through a range of cases from Latin America and early modern Spain. Of particular focus are the imminent end of the world, the messianic imperialism of Spanish colonization and its impact on indigenous peoples, the Last World Emperor, cyclical and periodized time, prophesy, and the collective death of adherents to millennial movements. It also discusses the influence of Joachim of Fiore on Spanish missions and syncretic myths.
Keywords: conquest; colonization; imperialism; Joachim of Fiore; Pentecostal; crusade; Christopher Columbus; Franciscans; prophesy; Last World Emperor
Chapter. 22051 words.
Subjects: Religious Studies
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