The Assistance to the Parish Poor in Late Medieval Flemish Cities:The Holy Spirit Tables in Ghent

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2000-01-11
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Theproblemofpovertyanditsreliefinthemedievalcitieshasbeenthesubjectofaseriesofstudiessince1970s.Intheabsenceofcentralcontrollingorganizationengagedintheprovisionandsupervisionofassistancetothepoor,medievalcharitableinstitutionsseemtoprovidesomescopeforaclosestudyoftheexperienceofpovertyanditsrelief.Fromthecharitableactivityonecandiscoverafieldofsocialinteractionandsocialrelationsinlatemedievalcities.Inthelastthirtyyearsespecially,socialhistoriansofEuropehavecarriedoutvaluableprimaryresearchinthefieldofpovertyandpoorrelief.Somehaveconcentratedononeurbansociety,andothershavedealtwith