Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-307) and index.
Introduction : religious charity -- The pious and the practical : an ideology of charity -- A cascade of hospitals -- To shelter the pilgrim : military orders, hospices, and bridges -- The Hospitaller orders -- Lay piety -- Charity that sanctifies -- The religious dimensions of care -- Conclusion : between two worlds : an elusive paradigm.
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Malteser. Malteser.
Geschichte 1100-1500 600 - 1500
Charities--History--Europe--To 1500. Church and state--History--Europe--To 1500. SOCIAL SCIENCE--Philanthropy & Charity. HISTORY--Medieval. Barmherzigkeit. Frömmigkeit. Almosen. Hospital. Fürsorge.
Europe--Church history--600-1500. Europe--Religious life and customs. Europe Europa.