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  • Daniel Caner
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The Rich and the Pure
This chapter is in the book The Rich and the Pure
© 2021 University of California Press, Berkeley

© 2021 University of California Press, Berkeley

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents ix
  3. Acknowledgments xiii
  4. Prologue: What Is a Christian Gift? xv
  5. Map xxi
  6. Timeline xxii
  7. Introduction 1
  8. 1. The Present-Giving World of Early Byzantium 11
  9. 2. “Give to All Who Ask of You”: The Challenge of Early Byzantine 35
  10. 3. “Bend Your Heart to Mercy”: Almsgiving and the Christian Advocacy 71
  11. 4. “Give It with Your Whole Soul”: From Alms to Charity in 97
  12. 5. “What God Has Put in Your Heart to Give”: Divine Patronage, Sacred Wealth, and Material Blessings 127
  13. 6. “You Are the Firstfruits of the World”: Monasticism, Fruitbearings, and Prosperity in the Countryside 160
  14. 7. “Imperishable Remembrance in Heaven and Earth”: Liturgical Offerings and the Rise of Patronal Monasteries 192
  15. Epilogue: When Holy Men Walked the Earth 229
  16. Notes 239
  17. Bibliography 319
  18. Index 389
https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520381599-002

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents ix
  3. Acknowledgments xiii
  4. Prologue: What Is a Christian Gift? xv
  5. Map xxi
  6. Timeline xxii
  7. Introduction 1
  8. 1. The Present-Giving World of Early Byzantium 11
  9. 2. “Give to All Who Ask of You”: The Challenge of Early Byzantine 35
  10. 3. “Bend Your Heart to Mercy”: Almsgiving and the Christian Advocacy 71
  11. 4. “Give It with Your Whole Soul”: From Alms to Charity in 97
  12. 5. “What God Has Put in Your Heart to Give”: Divine Patronage, Sacred Wealth, and Material Blessings 127
  13. 6. “You Are the Firstfruits of the World”: Monasticism, Fruitbearings, and Prosperity in the Countryside 160
  14. 7. “Imperishable Remembrance in Heaven and Earth”: Liturgical Offerings and the Rise of Patronal Monasteries 192
  15. Epilogue: When Holy Men Walked the Earth 229
  16. Notes 239
  17. Bibliography 319
  18. Index 389
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