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Healing the world with righteousness ? The language of social justice in early Christian homilies
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents ix
- Introduction 1
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Part One. The World of Late Antiquity and Early Middle Ages
- The Early Byzantine State and the Christian Ideal of Voluntary Poverty 15
- Charitable Ministrations (Diakoniai), Monasticism, and the Social Aesthetic of Sixth-Century Byzantium 45
- Charity and Piety as Episcopal and Imperial Virtues in Late Antiquity 75
- Healing the world with righteousness ? The language of social justice in early Christian homilies 89
- Almsgiving, Donatio Pro Anima and Eucharistic Offering in the Early Middle Ages of Western Europe (4th–9th century) 111
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Part Two. Medieval Islam
- Christian Pious Foundations as an Element of Continuity between Late Antiquity and Islam 125
- Charity and Piety for the Transformation of the Cities 153
- Piety and Charity in Late Medieval Egypt and Syria 175
- Forms and Functions of Charity in Al-Andalus 203
- “When Death Will Fall Upon Him”: Charitable Legacies in 15th Century Granada. 217
- Charity and Gift Giving in Medieval Islam 235
- Charity and Repentance in Medieval Islamic Thought and Practice 265
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Part Three. The Jewish World
- Geniza Documents for the Comparative History of Poverty and Charity 283
- Charity in Jewish Society of the Medieval Mediterranean World 343
- Benefaction (Ni ma), Gratitude (Shukr), and the Politics of Giving and Receiving in Letters from the Cairo Geniza 365
- An Indigent Scholar’s Plea for Charity: A Geniza Letter 391
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents ix
- Introduction 1
-
Part One. The World of Late Antiquity and Early Middle Ages
- The Early Byzantine State and the Christian Ideal of Voluntary Poverty 15
- Charitable Ministrations (Diakoniai), Monasticism, and the Social Aesthetic of Sixth-Century Byzantium 45
- Charity and Piety as Episcopal and Imperial Virtues in Late Antiquity 75
- Healing the world with righteousness ? The language of social justice in early Christian homilies 89
- Almsgiving, Donatio Pro Anima and Eucharistic Offering in the Early Middle Ages of Western Europe (4th–9th century) 111
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Part Two. Medieval Islam
- Christian Pious Foundations as an Element of Continuity between Late Antiquity and Islam 125
- Charity and Piety for the Transformation of the Cities 153
- Piety and Charity in Late Medieval Egypt and Syria 175
- Forms and Functions of Charity in Al-Andalus 203
- “When Death Will Fall Upon Him”: Charitable Legacies in 15th Century Granada. 217
- Charity and Gift Giving in Medieval Islam 235
- Charity and Repentance in Medieval Islamic Thought and Practice 265
-
Part Three. The Jewish World
- Geniza Documents for the Comparative History of Poverty and Charity 283
- Charity in Jewish Society of the Medieval Mediterranean World 343
- Benefaction (Ni ma), Gratitude (Shukr), and the Politics of Giving and Receiving in Letters from the Cairo Geniza 365
- An Indigent Scholar’s Plea for Charity: A Geniza Letter 391