GERMAN

Enzyklopädie des Stiftungswesens in mittelalterlichen Gesellschaften: Band 2 Das soziale System Stiftung

Book information

Publisher
de Gruyter
Year
2015
ISBN
9783110417708, 9783110416480
DOI
10.1515/9783110417708
Language
german
Format
EPUB
Filesize
6 MB (6379303 bytes)
Pages
760\0
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-07-23 18:06:12

Description

The second volume of this intercultural comparative encyclopedia is devoted to the actors behind ‘medieval’ foundations in Latin Europe, Byzantium, the Islamic lands, Judaism, and the multi-religious world of India. Individual chapters address religious merits and worldly ambitions, remembrance and cults, charity and education, foundation assets and profits, donors, beneficiaries of foundations, and the organization of foundations. Key phenomena are presented in comparison Discusses the social and cultural history of Christians, Jews, Moslems, and ‘Indians’ of various faiths during the medieval millennium The articles provide a global historical perspective on foundations

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