Archives of public health

• Record Nr.: UNISA996213712003316
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Brussels, : Archives belges de médecine sociale" asbl
• ISSN: 2049-3258
• Soggetti: Public health; Public health - Belgium; Public Health; Periodical; Fulltext; Internet Resources.; Periodicals.; Belgium
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Periodico
• Note generali: Refereed/Peer-reviewed

Almsgiving in the later Roman Empire : Christian promotion and practice (313-450) / / Richard Finn

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910954275003321
• Autore: Finn R. D (Richard Damian), <1963->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006
• ISBN: 9780191515781; 0191515787
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: ix, 302 p
• Collana: Oxford Classical Monographs
• Disciplina: 248.4/6
• Soggetti: Christian giving - History; Church history - 4th century; Church history - 5th century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-294) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Episcopal almsgiving -- Almsgiving by monks and lay Christians -- The promotion of Christian almsgiving -- The meanings of Christian almsgiving -- Christian and classical -- Concluding remarks.
• Sommario/riassunto: This is a book about the importance of gifts to the poor for Christians in the later Roman empire. It is about what was given, how it was given, who was helped, and how preachers sought to shape these practices. Above all, the book asks what it meant to give to the poor, the virtues it displayed, the role it played in articulating or challenging the standing of bishops, monks, and ordinary lay men and women.