Approaches to Poverty in Medieval Europe: Complexities, Contradictions, Transformations, C. 1100-1500 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9782503555478)

The essays in this volume re-examine two major medieval turning points in the relationship between rich and poor: the revolution in charity of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, and the era of late medieval crises when the vulnerability of the poor increased dramatically and charitable generosity often declined. Drawing on a variety of sources from England, France, the Low Countries, Italy, and Iberia, the contributors to this volume add new perspectives on the agency of the poor, the influence of gendered forms of devotion, parallels in Christian and Jewish representations of the deserving and undeserving poor, and the effect of mendicant piety on the status of the involuntary poor. A broader implication of the volume as a whole is that medieval studies of poverty and wealth need to pay more attention to the role of rulers, ruling elites, and public policy in shaping the experiences of the poor.

Author: Sharon Ann Farmer
ISBN-10: 2503555470
ISBN-13: 9782503555478
Publisher: Brepols Publishers
Language: English
Published: 03/02/2016
Pages: 252
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.40w x 0.90d