02881nam 2200601 a 450 991045107740332120200520144314.01-281-15400-897866111540040-19-153621-0(CKB)1000000000404836(EBL)415055(OCoLC)476239574(SSID)ssj0000096971(PQKBManifestationID)11113123(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000096971(PQKBWorkID)10114890(PQKB)10254454(MiAaPQ)EBC415055(Au-PeEL)EBL415055(CaPaEBR)ebr10212001(CaONFJC)MIL115400(EXLCZ)99100000000040483620080225d2007 uy 0enguruz|---auuu|txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierActs of giving[electronic resource] individual, community, and church in tenth-century Christian Spain /Wendy DaviesOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20071 online resource (261 pages)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-928340-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Abbreviations; Note on Terms for Regions; Note on Spelling; 1. Setting the Scene; 2. San Pedro and Santa Comba: Churches and their Proprietors; 3. Dividing and Sharing Property; 4. The Language of Donation; 5. Donation to Churches: Purpose and Expectations; 6. Gesmira, Recosinda, and Nuño Sarracíniz: Donation to Lay Persons; 7. Men and Women; 8. Peasant Society; 9. Rhetoric and Action; Bibliography; IndexActs of Giving examines issues surrounding donation-the giving of property, particularly landed property-in northern Spain during the tenth century. Exploring the place of giving within a broad complex of social and economic concerns, Wendy Davies highlights the centrality of Spain to some of the core themes of medieval European history. - ;Acts of Giving examines the issues surrounding donation - the giving of property, usually landed property - in northern 'Christian' Spain in the tenth century, when written texts became very plentiful, allowing us to glimpse the working of local society. WeEndowmentsSpainHistoryTo 1500GiftsSpainHistoryTo 1500SpainSocial life and customsSpainChurch historyElectronic books.EndowmentsHistoryGiftsHistory946.02Davies Wendy1942-733000MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451077403321Acts of giving2230369UNINA