World History as the History of Foundations (3000 BCE to 1500 CE)
Michael Borgolte
World History as the History of Foundations (3000 BCE to 1500 CE) Weltgeschichte als Stiftungsgeschichte - 769 p., ill.; 27 cm - Handbook of Oriental studies. Section 1, the Near and Middle East, Vol. 136 0169-9423; . - Handbook of Oriental studies. Section 1, Near and Middle East (2014); Vol. 136 .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"--
9789004414488
Endowments--History--To 1500
Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations--History--To 1500
World History as the History of Foundations (3000 BCE to 1500 CE) Weltgeschichte als Stiftungsgeschichte - 769 p., ill.; 27 cm - Handbook of Oriental studies. Section 1, the Near and Middle East, Vol. 136 0169-9423; . - Handbook of Oriental studies. Section 1, Near and Middle East (2014); Vol. 136 .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"--
9789004414488
Endowments--History--To 1500
Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations--History--To 1500