Davis, Adam Jeffrey, 1973-

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"--

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Medical economics.
Hospitals, Medieval.
Charity--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Charities.
HISTORY--Medieval.
Hôpitaux medievaux--France--Champagne-Ardenne.
Economics, Medical--history
Charities--history
Hospitals--history
Medical economics--History--France--Champagne-Ardenne--To 1500.
Charity--Religious aspects--Christianity--History--To 1500.
Charities--History--France--Champagne-Ardenne--To 1500.
Hospitals, Medieval--History.--France--Champagne-Ardenne


France--Champagne-Ardenne.
France


History.
Electronic books.