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