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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451827703321

Autore

Aho James Alfred <1942->

Titolo

Confession and bookkeeping [[electronic resource] ] : the religious, moral, and rhetorical roots of modern accounting / / James Aho

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2005

ISBN

0-7914-8279-0

1-4237-4879-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (152 p.)

Disciplina

657/.2/09

Soggetti

Accounting - Moral and ethical aspects

Bookkeeping - History

Capitalism - Moral and ethical aspects

Christian sociology - Catholic Church - History

Economics - Religious aspects - Catholic Church - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 99-120) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The problem -- Roman Catholic penance -- The "scrupulous disease" -- Business scruples -- Medieval morality and business -- The notary-bookkeeper -- The rhetoric of double-entry bookkeeping -- Confession and bookkeeping.