Borgolte, Michael
World History as the History of Foundations, 3000 BCE to 1500 CE

Translated by Zachary Chitwood.

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. - Contents: Introduction. - Chapter 1: Religious Basis and Sovereign Practice: Intercultural Comparisons. - Chapter 2: Societal Development and Philanthropic Motivations: Diversification of the Actors and Purposes. - Chapter 3: A Transcultural Synthesis. - Bibliography. - Index. - XIII,769 Seiten mit 50 Farbabb., gebunden (Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section One: The Near and Middle East; Vol. 136/Brill 2020) Vorsatz löst sich leicht vom Einbanddeckel/minor defects: end paper slightly loosened from cover, otherwise unused, near mint