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World history as the history of foundations, 3000 BCE to 1500 CE / by Michael Borgolte ; translated by Zachary Chitwood.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Borgolte, Michael, author.
- Series:
- Handbook of Oriental studies. Near and Middle East (2014) ; Section 1, v. 136.
- Handbook of Oriental studies. Section one, the Near and Middle East, 0169-9423 ; volume 136
- Standardized Title:
- Weltgeschichte als Stiftungsgeschichte. English
- Language:
- English
- German
- Subjects (All):
- Endowments--History--To 1500.
- Endowments.
- Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations--History--To 1500.
- Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations.
- History.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 769 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2020]
- Summary:
- "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"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Translated from the German.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Borgolte, Michael. World history as the history of foundations, 3000 BCE to 1500 Ce
- ISBN:
- 9789004414488
- 9004414487
- OCLC:
- 1111977770
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