Charity and religion in medieval Europe /James William Brodman.

Book

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Community of Christ Library

Name/Title

Charity and religion in medieval Europe /James William Brodman.

Description

Introduction : religious charity -- The pious and the practical : an ideology of charity -- A cascade of hospitals -- To shelter the pilgrim : military orders, hospices, and bridges -- The Hospitaller orders -- Lay piety -- Charity that sanctifies -- The religious dimensions of care -- Conclusion : between two worlds : an elusive paradigm. xi, 318 p. ;23 cm.

Book Details

Author

Brodman, James

Place Published

City

Washington, D.C.

Date Published

circa 2009

Publication Subjects

Charities--Europe--History--Middle Ages, 600-1500. Church and state--Europe--History--Middle Ages, 600-1500.

Call No.

HV238 .B76 2009

ISBN

9780813215808 (cloth : alk. paper), 0813215803 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN

2008040357

Notes

Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-307) and index.