Millenarianism

Millenarianism or millenarism (from Latin millenarius 'containing a thousand', and -ism) is the belief by a religious, social, or political group or movement in a coming fundamental transformation of society, after which "all things will be changed".^[1] Millenarianism exists in various cultures and religions worldwide, with various interpretations of what constitutes a transformation.^[2]

These movements believe in radical changes to society after a major cataclysm or transformative event.^[3]

Millenarianist movements can be secular (not espousing a particular religion) or religious in nature,^[4] and are therefore not necessarily linked to millennialist movements in Christianity.^[3]

^ Baumgartner, Frederic J. 1999. Longing for the End: A History of Millennialism in Western Civilization, New York: Palgrave, pp 1-6
^ Gould, Stephen Jay. 1997. Questioning the millennium: a rationalist's guide to a precisely arbitrary countdown. New York: Harmony Books, p. 112 (note)
^ ^a ^b Millenarianism Archived 2021-04-26 at the Wayback Machine. In James Crossley and Alastair Lockhart (eds.) Critical Dictionary of Apocalyptic and Millenarian Movements. 2021
^ Gordon Marshall, "millenarianism", The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Sociology (1994), p. 333.

[1] Baumgartner, Frederic J. 1999. Longing for the End: A History of Millennialism in Western Civilization, New York: Palgrave, pp 1-6

[2] Gould, Stephen Jay. 1997. Questioning the millennium: a rationalist's guide to a precisely arbitrary countdown. New York: Harmony Books, p. 112 (note)

[Crossley-3] Millenarianism Archived 2021-04-26 at the Wayback Machine. In James Crossley and Alastair Lockhart (eds.) Critical Dictionary of Apocalyptic and Millenarian Movements. 2021

[CODS-4] Gordon Marshall, "millenarianism", The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Sociology (1994), p. 333.

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