Almsgiving in the later Roman Empire [[electronic resource] ] : Christian promotion and practice (313450) / / Richard Finn
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| Autore: |
Finn R. D (Richard Damian), <1963->
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| Titolo: |
Almsgiving in the later Roman Empire [[electronic resource] ] : Christian promotion and practice (313450) / / Richard Finn
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (313 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 248.4/6 |
| Soggetto topico: | Christian giving - History |
| Church history - 4th century | |
| Church history - 5th century | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Almsgiving in the later Roman Empire |
| ISBN: | 1-280-75794-9 |
| 9786610757947 | |
| 0-19-151578-7 | |
| 1-4294-2216-5 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910458085803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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