Byzantine philanthropy and social welfare
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New Brunswick, N.J. :
Rutgers University Press,
1968
New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press [1968] New Brunswick, N.J., [1968] New Brunswick, N.J. : [1968] |
| Series: | Rutgers Byzantine series
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Table of Contents:
- PART ONE: PHILANTHROPIA IN THE THOUGHT-WORLD OF BYZANTIUM
- The Hellenic and Christian Background
- The Motives Behind Byzantine Philanthropic Thought
- Philanthropia in Byzantine Religious Thought
- Philanthropia as an Imperial Virtue
- PART TWO: APPLICATION AND AGENCIES OF PHILANTHROPY
- Byzantine Philanthropy
- Philanthropy and the Church
- Philanthropy and Monastic Establishments
- Philanthropy and the Byzantine State
- Private Benefactors
- PART THREE: PHILANTHROPIC INSTITUTIONS
- Administration
- Hospitals
- Xenones: Hospices
- Gerocomeia: Homes for the Aged
- Orphanages
- Ptocheia: Houses for the Poor
- Other Institutions
- Conclusion