The languages of gift in the early Middle Ages / edited by Wendy Davies and Paul Fouracre.
The languages of gift in the early Middle Ages / edited by Wendy Davies and Paul Fouracre.
The languages of gift in the early Middle Ages / edited by Wendy Davies and Paul Fouracre.
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Publisher
Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Date
2010.
Call Numbers
N394/23
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xv, 305 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contents
Machine generated contents note: List of illustrations; List of contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction Janet L. Nelson; 2. Giving to God in the mass: the experience of the Offertory David Ganz; 3. Gifts and prayers: the visualization of gift-giving in Byzantium and th...
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Publisher
Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2010.
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Summary
"This is a collection of original essays on gift in the early Middle Ages, from Anglo-Saxon England to the Islamic world. Focusing on the languages of gift, the essays reveal how early medieval people visualized and thought about gift, and how they distinguished between the giving of gifts and other forms of social, economic, political and religiou...
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The languages of gift in the early Middle Ages / edited by Wendy Davies and Paul Fouracre.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N394/23
Record Identifier
74VM8MdkvLBA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VM8MdkvLBA
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ISBN
0521515173 (hardback)
9780521515177 (hardback)
DDC
394
MMS ID
991000081529702626
