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The medieval economy of salvation : charity, commerce, and the rise of the hospital / Adam J. Davis

Author
Davis, Adam Jeffrey, 1973-
Published
Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2019.
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1 online resource (xv, 317 pages)
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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.
Summary
"Explores the connection between the medieval commercial economy and the rise of hospitals as new charitable institutions in the Latin West"--
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9781501742118 electronic book
1501742116 electronic book
9781501742125 electronic book
1501742124
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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