The Medieval Economy of Salvation : Charity, Commerce, and the Rise of the Hospital /

"Explores the connection between the medieval commercial economy and the rise of hospitals as new charitable institutions in the Latin West"--

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Autor Principal: Davis, Adam Jeffrey, 1973- (Author)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2019.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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" : hospital personnel in pursuit of security
  • The sick poor and the economy of care
  • Epilogue.