The medieval economy of salvation: charity, commerce, and the rise of the hospital

Introduction : a charitable revolution in an age of commerce -- Medieval understandings of charity : from penance to commerce -- The creation of a charitable landscape -- Hospital patrons and social networks -- Managing a hospital's property -- In service of the poor : a hospital personnel in p...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Davis, Adam Jeffrey 1973- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Ithaca and London Cornell University Press [2019]
Schlagworte:
Online-Zugang:kostenfrei
Zusammenfassung:Introduction : a charitable revolution in an age of commerce -- Medieval understandings of charity : from penance to commerce -- The creation of a charitable landscape -- Hospital patrons and social networks -- Managing a hospital's property -- In service of the poor : a hospital personnel in pursuit of security -- The sick poor and the economy of care
"Explores the connection between the medieval commercial economy and the rise of hospitals as new charitable institutions in the Latin West"--
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:9781501742118
9781501742125
DOI:10.1515/9781501742118