The medieval economy of salvation : charity, commerce, and the rise of the hospital /

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

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Davis, Adam Jeffrey, 1973- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2019.
Subjects:
To 1500
Hospitals, Medieval > France > Champagne-Ardenne > History.
Charities > France > Champagne-Ardenne > History > To 1500.
Charity > Religious aspects > Christianity > History > To 1500.
Medical economics > France > Champagne-Ardenne > History > To 1500.
Hospitals > history
Charities > history
Economics, Medical > history
Hôpitaux médiévaux > France > Champagne-Ardenne.
HISTORY > Medieval.
Charities.
Charity > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Hospitals, Medieval.
Medical economics.
France
France > Champagne-Ardenne.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
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.

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