messianism
Sign in to saveAlso known as Messianic
Messianism is the belief in the advent of a messiah who acts as the savior of a group of people. Some religions also have messianism-related concepts. Religions with a messiah concept include Christianity (Jesus), Hinduism (Kalki), Judaism (Mashiach), Islam (Mahdi and Isa), Druze faith (Hamza ibn Ali), Zoroastrianism (Saoshyant), Buddhism (Maitreya), Taoism (Li Hong), and Bábism (He whom God shall make manifest).
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- religious movement
Show 3 more facts
- topic's main category
- Category:Messianism
- Commons category
- Messianism
- described by source
- Wikitólica
via Wikidata · CC0
~20 min read
Encyclopedic overview
20 sectionsContents
- Abrahamic religions
- Judaism
- Christianity
- Islam
- Druze faith
- Bábism and Baháʼí Faith
- Other religions
- Buddhism
- Cargo cults
- Nazi messianism
- Russian and Slavic messianism
- Sebastianism
- Taoism
- Wicca, Stregheria, Neopaganism and Witchcraft
- Zoroastrianism
- Assets
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
Messianism is the belief in the advent of a messiah who acts as the savior of a group of people. Some religions also have messianism-related concepts. Religions with a messiah concept include Christianity (Jesus), Hinduism (Kalki), Judaism (Mashiach), Islam (Mahdi and Isa), Druze faith (Hamza ibn Ali), Zoroastrianism (Saoshyant), Buddhism (Maitreya), Taoism (Li Hong), and Bábism (He whom God shall make manifest).
In Judaism, the messiah will be a future Jewish king from the line of David and redeemer of the Jewish people and humanity. In Christianity, Jesus is the messiah, the savior, the redeemer, and God. In Islam, Jesus was a prophet and the messiah of the Jewish people who will return in the end times.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “messianism” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.