World history as the history of foundations, 3000 BCE to 1500 CE

Religious basis and sovereign practice : intercultural comparisons -- Foundations for gods and ancestors -- Foundations for individuals after the revolution of the axial age -- Rulers as founders and policymakers of foundations -- Societal development and philanthropic motivations : towards a transc...

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Publié dans:Handbook of Oriental studies
Auteur principal: Borgolte, Michael 1948- (Auteur)
Collaborateurs: Chitwood, Zachary (Traducteur)
Type de support: Imprimé Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Leiden Boston Brill [2020]
Dans: Handbook of Oriental studies (section 1, volume 136)
Collection/Revue:Handbook of Oriental studies The Near and Middle East ; volume 136 section 1, volume 136
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Fondation / Histoire 3000 avant J.-C.-1500
Sujets non-standardisés:B Endowments History To 1500
B Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations History To 1500
Accès en ligne: Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag)
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Résumé:Religious basis and sovereign practice : intercultural comparisons -- Foundations for gods and ancestors -- Foundations for individuals after the revolution of the axial age -- Rulers as founders and policymakers of foundations -- Societal development and philanthropic motivations : towards a transcultural synthesis -- A transcultural synthesis.
"In World History as the History of Foundations, 3000 BCE to 1500 CE, Michael Borgolte investigates the origins and development of foundations from Antiquity to the end of the Middle Ages. In his survey foundations emerge not as mere legal institutions, but rather as "total social phenomena" which touch upon manifold aspects, including politics, the economy, art and religion of the cultures in which they emerged. Cross-cultural in its approach and the result of decades of research, this work represents by far the most comprehensive account of the history of foundations that has hitherto been published"--
Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9004414487