The 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
Otros Autores: Safley, Thomas Max
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston : Brill Academic Publishers, 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
Descripción
Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (vi, 206 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1423714482
9781423714484
9047400097
9789047400097

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