Del i serien Scottish Religious Cultures: Historical Perspectives

Poor Relief and the Church in Scotland, 1560-1650

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

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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.John McCallum challenges the assumption that charitable activity was weak and informal in Scotland by uncovering the surviving records of welfare work carried out by the church. And he skilfully demonstrates that kirk sessions were key welfare providers in early modern Scotland and provided effective relief to a range of people who struggled in poverty. In addition to the analysis of specific parish activities, readers gain a rare insight into the lives of the poor Scots who looked to the church for assistance in the early modern era.

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Utgivningsdatum2018-09-10
Mått156 x 234 x 22 mm
Vikt554 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieScottish Religious Cultures: Historical Perspectives
Antal sidor288
FörlagEdinburgh University Press
ISBN9781474427272

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AcknowledgementsConventionsAbbreviationsList of TablesMapIntroductionChapter 1. Ideas, Attitudes and AmbitionsSection I: The Development of Kirk Session Poor ReliefChapter 2. Urban Beginnings and Developments, c. 1560-c. 1610Chapter 3. Poor Relief Beyond the Main Burghs, c. 1590-c. 1650Chapter 4: Poor Relief under StressSection II: The Nature of Kirk Session Poor ReliefChapter 5. The Mechanics of ReliefChapter 6. Who Were the Poor? The Recipients of ReliefChapter 7. Who Was Deserving? Decision-Making and DiscriminationChapter 8. Beyond the Kirk Session: Mixed Economies of ReliefConclusionAppendix: Equivalent Values from Wages and PricesBibliography

With Poor Relief and the Church in Scotland, John McCallum has produced one of the most important books on the social history of early modern Scotland in the last twenty years. This is an essential piece of research for historians of poor relief and religious reform in Scotland and Europe... McCallum has made a valuable contribution to international research on premodern forms of welfare, as well as offering up a groundbreaking analysis of a vital feature of early modern Scottish society.