The Medieval Economy of Salvation : Charity, Commerce, and the Rise of the Hospital /
Adam J. Davis.
- 1 online resource (336 pages).
- Book collections on Project MUSE. .
Introduction : a charitable revolution in an age of commerce -- Medieval understandings of charity : from penance to commerce -- The creation of a charitable landscape -- Hospital patrons and social networks -- Managing a hospital's property -- "In service of the poor" : hospital personnel in pursuit of security -- The sick poor and the economy of care -- Epilogue.
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"Explores the connection between the medieval commercial economy and the rise of hospitals as new charitable institutions in the Latin West"--