This introduction delineates the contours of early modern apocalyptic thought and practice among Christians, Muslims, and Jews by discussing specific themes explored in the five articles included in this special issue. It also situates the articles in the expansive scholarship on apocalypticism, highlighting the contribution of this collection of essays to the field. Paying close attention to and problematizing the importance of the terminology that expressed early modern notions of sacred history and political authority—in a context of intense inter-confessional contact and conflict—this introduction calls for a contextual examination of apocalyptic thought and practice.

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讲末日：从伊比利亚到中亚的早期现代政治与宗教

本简介通过讨论本期特刊中五篇文章探讨的特定主题，勾勒了基督徒，穆斯林和犹太人中现代近世末日思想和实践的轮廓。它还在关于世界末日论的广泛学术论文中介绍了这些文章，重点介绍了这些论文集对该领域的贡献。在引述自白之间的激烈接触和冲突的背景下，密切关注表达神圣历史和政治权威的早期现代概念的术语的重要性，并将其置疑于此，此导论要求对启示录的思想和实践进行背景考察。