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Record Nr.

UNISA996209834403316

Autore

Finn R. D (Richard Damian), <1963->

Titolo

Almsgiving in the later Roman Empire [[electronic resource] ] : Christian promotion and practice (313450) / / Richard Finn

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006

ISBN

1-280-75794-9

9786610757947

0-19-151578-7

1-4294-2216-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (313 p.)

Disciplina

248.4/6

Soggetti

Christian giving - History

Church history - 4th century

Church history - 5th century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

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 work highlights the importance of gifts to the poor for Christians in the later Roman Empire. It asks what it meant to give to the poor, the virtues it displayed and the role it played in articulating or challenging the standing of bishops monks and ordinary lay men and women.