Millenarianism 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] These movements have been especially common among people living under
colonialism or other forces that disrupted previous social arrangements.
The phrase "millennialist 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.[2]
The Andean
Taki Unquy movement of the 1560s and 70s, opposing the diseases arriving with the Spanish conquerors.
The presumed death in the
battle of Alcácer Quibir of King
Sebastian of Portugal in 1578 was not accepted by the Portuguese people. They believed that he would return to lead his kingdom. This
Sebastianism was extended to Brazil where the establishment of the secular
Republic of Brazil led many to belief Sebastian would reappear to restore monarchy.
The
Tepehuán Revolt in 1620s Mexico was an attempt to expel Spanish colonists and priests and return to traditional ways.
The 1637–38
Shimabara Rebellion, including numerous peasants converted to Catholicism.
Tenskwatawa the "Shawnee Prophet", who called for a return to ancestral ways and the defeat of European colonial power since 1805.
Kuzma Alekseyev, a prophet in Mordovia active in 1806–1810 who taught about universal kingdom based on a syncretic Christian—Traditional Mordvin religion
The
Ahmadiyya movement, an Islamic messianic movement with millenarian elements, founded by
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (d. 1908), who claimed to be the
Mahdi and Messiah in
British India during the late nineteenth century.[3]
The
Guaycuruan-speaking
Toba attempted to regain control of the
Gran Chaco in Argentina in 1904.
The 1905–1907
Maji Maji Rebellion was influenced by an African
spirit medium who gave his followers war medicine that he said would turn German bullets into water.
Millenarianism 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] These movements have been especially common among people living under
colonialism or other forces that disrupted previous social arrangements.
The phrase "millennialist 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.[2]
The Andean
Taki Unquy movement of the 1560s and 70s, opposing the diseases arriving with the Spanish conquerors.
The presumed death in the
battle of Alcácer Quibir of King
Sebastian of Portugal in 1578 was not accepted by the Portuguese people. They believed that he would return to lead his kingdom. This
Sebastianism was extended to Brazil where the establishment of the secular
Republic of Brazil led many to belief Sebastian would reappear to restore monarchy.
The
Tepehuán Revolt in 1620s Mexico was an attempt to expel Spanish colonists and priests and return to traditional ways.
The 1637–38
Shimabara Rebellion, including numerous peasants converted to Catholicism.
Tenskwatawa the "Shawnee Prophet", who called for a return to ancestral ways and the defeat of European colonial power since 1805.
Kuzma Alekseyev, a prophet in Mordovia active in 1806–1810 who taught about universal kingdom based on a syncretic Christian—Traditional Mordvin religion
The
Ahmadiyya movement, an Islamic messianic movement with millenarian elements, founded by
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (d. 1908), who claimed to be the
Mahdi and Messiah in
British India during the late nineteenth century.[3]
The
Guaycuruan-speaking
Toba attempted to regain control of the
Gran Chaco in Argentina in 1904.
The 1905–1907
Maji Maji Rebellion was influenced by an African
spirit medium who gave his followers war medicine that he said would turn German bullets into water.