02877nam 2200601 a 450 991078473210332120230207224332.01-383-04291-81-281-15400-897866111540040-19-153621-0(CKB)1000000000404836(EBL)415055(OCoLC)476239574(SSID)ssj0000096971(PQKBManifestationID)11113123(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000096971(PQKBWorkID)10114890(PQKB)10254454(Au-PeEL)EBL415055(CaPaEBR)ebr10212001(CaONFJC)MIL115400(MiAaPQ)EBC415055(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 historyEndowmentsHistoryGiftsHistory946.02Davies Wendy1942-733000MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784732103321Acts of giving3820919UNINA