Enzyklopädie des Stiftungswesens in mittelalterlichen Gesellschaften
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The Encyclopedia examines the role of foundations in Latin and Greek Christianity, in Judaism, in Islam, and in the multi-religious world of India from about 500–1500 A.D. through systematic comparative articles with intercultural summaries. The first volume describes the fundamental principles, terminology, research approaches of participating disciplines, and the types of sources used.
The second volume of this intercultural comparative encyclopedia is devoted to the actors behind ‘medieval’ foundations in Latin Europe, Byzantium, the Islamic lands, Judaism, and the multi-religious world of India. Individual chapters address religious merits and worldly ambitions, remembrance and cults, charity and education, foundation assets and profits, donors, beneficiaries of foundations, and the organization of foundations.
Following the 2014 Volume 1 devoted to “Fundamentals” and the 2015 Volume 2 on “The Social System of Foundations,” the third and final volume of the work addresses the impact of pre-modern foundations on Christian, Moslem, and Indian societies and on Jewish communities. The essays examine differences in the gender of the participants, geographical distribution, critiques of foundations, and intercultural imitations.
