The origins of the montanist movement: A sociological analysis

Abstract

What was the Montanist movement? It is a question which historians still struggle to answer. Once the traditionally held notion that Montanism shared certain features of Phrygian paganism is dismissed, we are left to account for its reported aberrant characteristics by another means. It is the contention of this article that the adaption of a ‘millenarian’ model may grant us new insight into the dynamics of the movement's origin, especially in addressing those questions that ask why the movement began when it did, and what was its purpose in calling Christians to accept the new authority of the Paraclete as revealed through Montanus and his prophetesses.

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