Notice bibliographique
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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Mérianos, Gerásimos. Auteur du texte
Γκότσης, Γιώργος Ν.
Titre(s) : Managing financial resources in late antiquity [Texte imprimé] : Greek fathers' views on hoarding and saving / Gerasimos Merianos, George Gotsis
Publication : London : Palgrave Macmillan, copyright 2017
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XI-257 p.) ; 22 cm
Collection : New Approaches to Byzantine history and culture
Lien à la collection : New approaches to Byzantine history and culture
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 207-239. Notes bibliogr. en fin de chapitres. Index
"This book examines the views of Greek Church Fathers on hoarding, saving, and management
of economic surplus, and their development primarily in urban centres of the Eastern
Mediterranean, from the late first to the fifth century. The study shows how the approaches
of Greek Fathers, such as Clement of Alexandria, Basil of Caesarea, John Chrysostom,
Isidore of Pelusium, and Theodoret of Cyrrhus, to hoarding and saving intertwined
with stances toward the moral and social obligations of the wealthy. It also demonstrates
how these Fathers responded to conditions and practices in urban economic environments
characterized by sharp inequalities. Their attitudes reflect the gradual widening
of Christian congregations, but also the consequences of the socio-economic evolution
of the late antique Eastern Roman Empire. Among the issues discussed in the book are
the justification of wealth, alternatives to hoarding, and the reception of patristic
views by contemporaries."--Publisher's website
Sujet(s) : Épargne -- Religion -- Grèce -- 3e-8e siècles
Richesse -- Religion -- Grèce -- 3e-8e siècles
Pères de l'Église grecs
Conditions économiques -- Grèce -- 146 av. J.C.-395
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781137564085 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb455055238
Notice n° :
FRBNF45505523
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Introduction and Acknowledgements ; Historical Background: Early Christian Conceptions
of Hoarding ; Justifying Savings but not the Pursuit of Wealth: Contradictions, Tensions
and Accommodations in Early Patristic Texts ; Savings for Redistributive Purposes:
Stewardship of Wealth in the Teachings of Basil of Caesarea and John Chrysostom ;
Fifth-Century Patristic Conceptions of Savings and Capital: Isidore of Pelusium and
Theodoret of Cyrrhus ; Contextualizing Patristic Concepts of Hoarding and Saving
; Conclusions.
