Meteors, comets, and millennialism.

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Dec 1999

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1999jimo...27..318m&link_type=abstract

WGN, Vol. 27, No. 6, p. 318 - 326

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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History Of Astronomy: Meteors, History Of Astronomy: Comets, History Of Astronomy: Philosophical Aspects

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An overview of meteoric and cometary activity between circa 250 BC and circa 1600 AD is discussed with especial regard to the inclusion of meteoric imagery in Christian religious texts. Evidence is presented to suggest meteorite images played a leading role in the creation of millennial fears among adherents of the early medieval Church in Europe, which fears still persist into modern times, but which may have their origins in Mesopotamia circa 2200 BC. An extended discussion of meteoric imagery in Christian writings is also presented.

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