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To govern is to serve [electronic resource] : an essay on medieval democracy / Jacques Dalarun ; translated and with an introduction by Sean L. Field ; foreword by M. Cecilia Gaposchkin and Anne E. Leste

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Dalarun, Jacques
Uniform Title
Gouverner c'est servir. English
Published
Ithaca : Cornell University Press, [2023]
Physical Description
1 online resource
Additional Creators
Field, Sean L. (Sean Linscott), 1970-
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Contents
The servant served -- Unworthiness in power -- Maternal government.
Summary
"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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9781501767876 (pdf)
9781501767869 (epub)
9781501767852 (hardcover)
9781501768354 (paperback)
Note
Translation of: Gouverner c'est servir : essai de démocratie médiévale.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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