Begging, charity and religion in pre-famine Ireland

Beggars and begging were ubiquitous features of pre-Famine Irish society, yet have gone largely unexamined by historians. This volume explores for the first time the complex cultures of mendicancy, as well as how wider societal perceptions of and responses to begging were framed by social class, gen...

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Main Author: McCabe (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: [Place of publication not identified] Liverpool University Press 2019
In:Year: 2019
Series/Journal:Reappraisals in Irish history 13
Further subjects:B Charities
B Europe / Ireland / HISTORY
B Ireland
B Charities (Ireland) History 19th century
B Ireland Social conditions 19th century
B Social Conditions
B History
B Begging (Ireland) History 19th century
B Begging
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Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: 9781786941572
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Summary:Beggars and begging were ubiquitous features of pre-Famine Irish society, yet have gone largely unexamined by historians. This volume explores for the first time the complex cultures of mendicancy, as well as how wider societal perceptions of and responses to begging were framed by social class, gender and religion
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ISBN:1786941570