To Govern Is to Serve : An Essay on Medieval Democracy /
"Explores the world of medieval inversions-- the first shall be last and the superior is the servant--through an episode in which the abbess Clare of Assisi washes the feet of a serving sister; religious movements that sought their superiors from less exalted members of their communities; and a...
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Format: | Électronique eBook |
Langue: | Inglés Francés |
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Ithaca [New York] :
Cornell University Press,
2023.
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Collection: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Résumé: | "Explores the world of medieval inversions-- the first shall be last and the superior is the servant--through an episode in which the abbess Clare of Assisi washes the feet of a serving sister; religious movements that sought their superiors from less exalted members of their communities; and analysis of a note written by Francis of Assisi"-- |
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Description: | Translation of: Gouverner c'est servir : essai de democratie medievale. |
Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (258 pages). |
ISBN: | 9781501767876 |