Holy Entrepreneurs : : Cistercians, Knights, and Economic Exchange in Twelfth-Century Burgundy /

Holy Entrepreneurs : : Cistercians, Knights, and Economic Exchange in Twelfth-Century Burgundy / / Constance Brittain Bouchard.

The twelfth century was characterized by intense spirituality as well as rapid economic development. Drawing on unprecedented research, Constance Brittain Bouchard demonstrates that the Cistercian monks of Burgundy were exemplary in both spheres. Bouchard explores the web of economic ties that linke...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Backlist 2000-2013
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Bouchard, Constance Brittain,
Place / Publishing House:Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2018]
©2009
Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (260 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations and Manuscript Sources
  • Introduction
  • CHAPTER ONE. Pawning, Leasing, Exchanges, and Sales
  • CHAPTER TWO. Gifts and Countergifts
  • CHAPTER THREE. Types of Cistercian Property
  • CHAPTER FOUR. Quarrels, Claims, and Confirmation
  • CHAPTER FIVE. The Cistercians’ Neighbors
  • CONCLUSIONS. Economic Exchange and Cistercian Ideals
  • APPENDIX. The Abbots of Cistercian Houses in Burgundy
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index

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