A. L. Morton’s English Utopia and the Critical Study of Apocalypticism and Millenarianism

A. L. Morton (1903–1987) was a popular, pioneering historian and literary critic in the British Marxist tradition. Morton was an influential figure in the historical study of religious radicalism, millenarianism, apocalypticism, and utopianism, yet his contribution is typically overlooked today in f...

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Main Author: Crossley, James (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2023
In: Religions
Year: 2023, Volume: 14, Issue: 11
Further subjects:B Millenarianism
B Apocalypticism
B English Revolution
B Utopianism
B A. L. Morton
B Communist Party Historians’ Group (1946–1956)
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