Almsgiving in the later Roman Empire : Christian promotion and practice (313-450) / / Richard Finn
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| Autore: |
Finn R. D (Richard Damian), <1963->
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| Titolo: |
Almsgiving in the later Roman Empire : Christian promotion and practice (313-450) / / Richard Finn
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | ix, 302 p |
| Disciplina: | 248.4/6 |
| Soggetto topico: | Christian giving - History |
| Church history - 4th century | |
| Church history - 5th century | |
| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Almsgiving in the later Roman Empire |
| ISBN: | 9780191515781 |
| 0191515787 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910954275003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Oxford Classical Monographs