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Sacred Charity

Confraternities and Social Welfare in Spain, 1400-1700

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  • © 1989

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Authors:
  1. Maureen Flynn

    1. University of Georgia, USA

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • Maureen Flynn
    Pages 1-11

  3. The Confraternal Structure of Zamora

    • Maureen Flynn
    Pages 12-43

  4. The Charitable Activities of Confraternities

    • Maureen Flynn
    Pages 44-74

  5. Welfare Reform: Attempts to Displace Charity

    • Maureen Flynn
    Pages 75-114

  6. The Catholic Reformation and Tradition

    • Maureen Flynn
    Pages 115-145

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 146-200
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About this book

A study of medieval confraternities and their almsgiving activities, which Flynn believes created the first comprehensive welfare system in Western Europe. She also incorporates a study of late medieval society and its religious ideology and looks at the motivation of the confraternities.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Georgia, USA

    Maureen Flynn

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Sacred Charity

  • Book Subtitle: Confraternities and Social Welfare in Spain, 1400-1700

  • Authors: Maureen Flynn

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-09043-3

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1989

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-09043-3Published: 18 June 1989

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 200

  • Topics: Social History, European History, History of Early Modern Europe

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