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Little, Lester K., Religious Poverty and the Profit Economy in the High Middle Ages (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1978) Mollat , Michel , "Hospitalité et assistance au début du XIIIe siècle," in Flood , D. (ed.) Poverty in the Middle Ages ( Werl : Coelde, 1975 ) 37-51

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viii, 336 pages ; 24 cm Translation of: Les Pauvres au Moyen Age Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-328) and index The weak overshadowed by the powerful (fifth to eleventh century) -- Humble Christians (late eleventh to early thirteenth century) -- The destitute confront the rich (from Saint Francis to the great plague) -- Paupers and beggars: alarming presences (mid-fourteenth to.

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Instructor: Brian FitzGerald Meeting time: Tuesday, 2-4 This seminar considers the ethical, political, and spiritual questions arising from the existence of wealth and poverty, the rich and the poor, in medieval European culture.

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The seismic economic changes that occurred in Western and Central Europe roughly between 950 and 1300 and known to historians as the Agrarian and Commercial revolutions had profound, long-term ramifications on the life and societal structures of the continent. Indeed, so dramatic were these socioeconomic developments that modern Anglo-Saxon.

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voluntary poverty as a way to wisdom, from the early Church the concept of almsgiving as an honour to God, whose image is the poor. The latter theme remained preponderant during the early Middle Ages, but in the twelfth and early thirteenth centuries the idea of voluntary poverty was emphasised; some writers, e.g, Jacques de Vitry (t 1240),

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In this interdisciplinary and cross-cultural volume edited by Dr. Cynthia Kosso and Dr. Anne Scott, medieval and Early Modern historians and literary scholars unearth, define, and re-define the nature of poverty and prosperity. Through the exploration of texts, religious and spiritual behavior, statistics, class and gender issues, philosophical concepts, and figurative language, the authors.

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This seminar considers the ethical, political, and spiritual questions arising from the existence of wealth and poverty, the rich and the poor, in medieval European culture. What was the relationship between Christian charity and economic activity in the Middle Ages?

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Through the exploration of texts, religious and spiritual behavior, statistics, class and gender issues, philosophical concepts, and figurative language, the authors investigate poverty and wealth in Middle Ages and Early Modern era.

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Poverty in the middle ages Citations Metrics; Reprints & Permissions; PDF Abstract. Abstract. Professor Mollat's latest book concludes fourteen years of research into the problems of medieval poverty, conducted by himself and his collaborators. They formed a very active working group at the Sorbonne from 1962 to 1976 which produced ninety.

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The Poor in the Middle Ages: An Essay in Social History. of paupers Paris parish paupers Pauvr pauvreté peasants percent period Peter of Blois Peter the Chanter plague Pobreza poor tables poverty preaching problems rebellion rebels received region Rheims rich Robert of Arbrissel role Rouen rural Saint sermons siècle similar social society.

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In Paris too, the later Middle Ages witnessed a greater concern for older women (over older men) which reflected patterns of need and poverty. Female poverty warranted specific institutions dedicated to the relief of their misery. In 1342, Paris counted ten shelters for poor widows, or "good women.".

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Abstract. Poverty was an endemic condition across Europe from the later middle ages until the end of the eighteenth century. It was the most intractable of the social problems which beset Europeans and offered a constant rebuke to monarchs and church leaders alike, proving almost as difficult to define as it was impossible to cure.

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However, in the Middle Ages, fearful poverty was an inescapable part of life. The Church also ran the only hospitals in the Middle Ages. Things did improve after the Black Death of 1348-49. In England, about one-third of the population died. Afterward, there was a shortage of workers so wages rose. In the 15th-century wage, labourers were.

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"This anthology will expand our understanding of what life was like at the time when Islamic civilization was at or near its peak. It makes an excellent companion to Cohen's other book, Poverty and Charity in the Jewish Community of Medieval Europe."—Michael Bonner, University of Michigan "Scholars and students of the Cairo Geniza, the medieval Muslim world, and the history of poverty and.

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The idea and the ideal of religious poverty exerted a powerful force throughout the Middle Ages. "Take no gold, or silver, or copper in your belts, no bag for your journey, or two tunics, or sandals, or a staff," Christ had commanded his apostles. He had sternly warned, "it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for.

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voluntary poverty to religious reform, and some of the diverse results that developed from the interaction of these two powerful religious ideals. The idea of reform had been central to the church throughout the Middle Ages, indeed since the earliest days of Christianity.5 Especially in the late Middle Ages, however, reform became an over-

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