Poor Relief and the Church in Scotland, 1560-1650 /

Poor Relief and the Church in Scotland, 1560-1650 / / John McCallum.

An exploration of poverty and charity in early modern ScotlandThis book sets out the importance of charity in Scottish Reformation studies. Based on extensive archival research involving more than thirty parishes, it sheds new light on the practice of poor relief in the century following the Reforma...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Complete eBook-Package 2018
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McCallum, John,
Place / Publishing House:Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]
©2018
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:Scottish Religious Cultures : SRC
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Physical Description:1 online resource (288 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Tables
  • Acknowledgements
  • Conventions
  • Abbreviations
  • Map of Key Locations Mentioned
  • Introduction
  • 1 Ideas, Attitudes and Ambitions
  • Part I The Development of Kirk Session Poor Relief
  • 2 Urban Beginnings and Developments, c. 1560–c. 1610
  • 3 Poor Relief Beyond the Main Burghs, c. 1590–c. 1650
  • 4 Poor Relief Under Stress
  • Part II The Nature of Kirk Session Poor Relief
  • 5 The Mechanics of Relief
  • 6 Who Were the Poor? The Recipients of Relief
  • 7 Who Was Deserving? Decision-making and Discrimination
  • 8 Beyond the Kirk Session: Mixed Economies of Relief
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix: Equivalent Values from Wages and Prices
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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