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Poor relief and the Church in Scotland, 1560-1650
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An exploration of poverty and charity in early modern Scotland. This book sets out the importance of charity in Scottish Reformation studies. Based on extensive archival research involving more tha...
An exploration of poverty and charity in early modern Scotland. This book sets out the importance of charity in Scottish Reformation studies. Based on extensive archival research involving more than thirty parishes, it sheds new light on the practice of poor relief in the century following the Reformation.
Details
- Creator
- John McCallum
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2018
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- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (xi, 268 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
- ISBNs
- 9781474453929, 1474453929, 9781474427296, 1474427294, 9781474427289, 1474427286, 1474427278
- OCLC
- on1312726547
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 28 Sep 2018).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Conventions -- Abbreviations -- Map of Key Locations Mentioned -- Introduction -- 1 Ideas, Attitudes and Ambitions -- Part I The Development of Kirk Session Poor Relief -- 2 Urban Beginnings and Developments, c. 1560–c. 1610 -- 3 Poor Relief Beyond the Main Burghs, c. 1590–c. 1650 -- 4 Poor Relief Under Stress -- Part II The Nature of Kirk Session Poor Relief -- 5 The Mechanics of Relief -- 6 Who Were the Poor? The Recipients of Relief -- 7 Who Was Deserving? Decision-making and Discrimination -- 8 Beyond the Kirk Session: Mixed Economies of Relief -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Equivalent Values from Wages and Prices -- Bibliography -- Index