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.