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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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Auteur principal: Dalarun, Jacques (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Field, Sean L. (Sean Linscott), 1970- (Traducteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Francés
Publié: Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2023.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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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"--
Description:Translation of: Gouverner c'est servir : essai de democratie medievale.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (258 pages).
ISBN:9781501767876