Reformation of charity : the secular and the religious in early modern poor relief.

This work shows that early modern Europe witnessed changes in the social, political, and ecclesiastical structures supporting poor relief, but notions that sharp fault lines divide rationalized, secular poor relief from morally and spiritually motivated ecclesiastical charity need rethinking.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Safley, T. M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden : BRILL, 2003.
Colección:Studies in Central European histories.
Temas:
Charities > Europe > History.
Public welfare > Europe > History.
Poor > Services for > Europe > History.
Œuvres de bienfaisance > Europe > Histoire.
Aide sociale > Europe > Histoire.
Pauvres > Services > Europe > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Poverty & Homelessness.
Charities
Poor > Services for
Public welfare
Liefdadigheid.
Armenzorg.
Reformatie.
Europe
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgements; Contributors; Introduction; Chapter One: The Poverty of Christ; Chapter Two: Charity and the Reformation in Italy: The Case of Treviso; Chapter Three: "Con buona affetione": Confraternities, Charity, and the Poor in Early Cinquecento Florence; Chapter Four: Welfare, Reformation, and Dearth at Memmingen; Chapter Five: Poor Relief and Health Care Provision in South-German Catholic Cities During the Sixteenth Century; Chapter Six: Refashioning Poor Relief in Early Modern Emden; Chapter Seven: Calvinism and Poor Relief in Reformation Holland.
  • Chapter Eight: Welfare Reform in Frisian Towns: Between Humanist Theory, Pious Imperatives, and Government PolicyChapter Nine: Mennonites and Sectarian Poor Relief in Golden-Age Amsterdam; Chapter Ten: Curing Body and Soul: Health Care in Early Modern Orange; Chapter Eleven: Motivations for Charity in Early Modern France; Conclusion; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z.

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