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Historian, academic, writer. Spouses. Vera Broido (her death) Marina Voikhanskaya. Children. Nik Cohn. Norman Rufus Colin Cohn FBA (12 January 1915 – 31 July 2007) was a British academic, historian and writer who spent 14 years as a professorial fellow and as Astor-Wolfson Professor at the University of Sussex .
The Pursuit of the Millennium: Revolutionary Millenarians and Mystical Anarchists of the Middle Ages (1957, revised and expanded in 1970) is Norman Cohn's study of millenarian cult movements. Covering a wide span of time, Cohn's book discusses topics such as anti-Semitism and the Crusades , in addition to such sects as the Brethren of the Free ...
Aug 8, 2007 · Paul Lay. Wed 8 Aug 2007 19.08 EDT. The distinguished historian Norman Cohn, who has died aged 92, unearthed the roots of European barbarism. His best known study, The Pursuit of the Millennium...
Aug 27, 2007 · Norman Cohn, a historian who influenced a generation of historians and social scientists with his insight that totalitarian ideologies of the 20th century, chiefly Communism and Nazism, were...
May 15, 1970 · by Norman Cohn (Author) 4.5 119 ratings. #1 Best Seller in Latin American Literature. See all formats and editions. The end of the millennium has always held the world in fear of earthquakes, plague, and the catastrophic destruction of the world.
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Mar 1, 2009 · An obituary of the historian Norman Cohn, who wrote influential books on millenarianism, anti-Semitism and witchcraft. The article praises his scholarship, style and empathy, and highlights his contributions to the study of European history.
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Norman Cohn (1915–2007) spent the better part of his life as a historian and academic delving into the darker side of human history, looking at areas such as religious intolerance, racism, and barbarity.
