Poor Relief and Protestantism: The Evolution of Social Welfare in Sixteenth-Century Emden - Couverture rigide

Livre 68 sur 91: St Andrews Studies in Reformation History

Fehler, Timothy G.

 
9781859283783: Poor Relief and Protestantism: The Evolution of Social Welfare in Sixteenth-Century Emden
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ISBN 10 : 1859283780 ISBN 13 : 9781859283783
Editeur : Ashgate Publishing Limited, 1999

Synopsis

This is a study of the organisation and practical operation of the system of poor relief in Emden from the late 15th century to the end of the 16th. The city went through dramatic economic, confessional and constitutional changes during this period and so offers an ideal setting for the study of the emergence and development of a highly organised, multi-jurisdictional system of social welfare in the early modern period. Utilising account books, church council minutes, wills, contracts, correspondence and guild records it focuses on the day-to-day operation of poor relief - how the many diverse institutions actually functioned. As elsewhere in Europe, the Reformation did not immediately result in swift changes in poor relief; the Roman Catholic components of the administration of social welfare were dissolved and replaced gradually. It was only when the vast changes in religious, social and economic life which occurred at the middle of the 16th century forced matters that the methods of relief for the needy were revolutionised. The city was flooded with refugees from the Dutch revolt, there were widespread and severe economic difficulties caused by bad harvests and skyrocketing prices, and the church underwent a period of intense Calvinisation; only then were Reformed institutions and methods introduced. At times, religious arguments dominated the poor relief debate, while at others the social welfare system was barely affected; the effectiveness of the new systems and institutions is illuminated by an analysis of the recipients of relief during the second half of the 16th century.

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À propos de l?auteur

Timothy G. Fehler, Furman University, USA

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Éditeur
Ashgate Publishing Limited
Date d'édition
1999
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1859283780
ISBN 13 
9781859283783
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
328
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