Millennialist movement

Millennialist movement


Millenialist movements have frequently been found through history among people who rally around often-apocalyptic religious prophecies that predict a return to power, the defeat of enemies, and/or the accumulation of wealth. These movements have been especially common among people living under colonialism or other forces that disrupt previous social arrangements. The phrase "millenialist movement" has been used by scholars in anthropology and history to describe the common features of these religious phenomena when viewed as social movements, and has most often been used to describe the social movements that have taken place in colonized societies. The broad religious ideas these movements have in common are described in the article millenarianism.

Judeo-Christian tradition has a long history of millenialist ideas, some of which are described in another article. Christianity itself can be seen as originating in a millenialist movement among Jewish people living under Roman rule, although its characteristics as a social movement quickly changed as it spread through the Roman Empire.

Some millenialist movements include:


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