Historical interpretations of the "fifth empire" : the dynamics of periodization from Daniel to António Vieira, S.J. /

How may a 17th century theory about the Fifth Empire and the succession of empires be so similar to the 2nd century BCE theory introduced by the Book of Daniel? How was this possible in the works of Anto¿¿nio Vieira, S.J., (1608-1697), and particularly in his famous manuscript, the Clavis Prophetaru...

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Online Access:Electronic book from EBSCO
Main Author: Valdez, Maria Ana Travassos, 1976-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published:Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.
Series:Studies in the history of Christian traditions ; v. 149.
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