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millenarianism: a standalone construct

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belief in an imminent, total transformation of the world bringing collective salvation, often fuelling social movements.

In religious studies, millenarianism refers to belief in an imminent, total transformation of the world bringing collective salvation, often fuelling social movements. This meaning comes from Cohn (1957) in The Pursuit of the Millennium.[1]

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  1. Cohn, N. (1957). The pursuit of the millennium. Secker & Warburg. Open Library record

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