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To govern is to serve : an essay on medieval democracy / Jacques Dalarun ; translated and with an introduction by Sean L. Field ; foreword by M. Cecilia Gaposchkin and Anne E. Leste.

Author/creator Dalarun, Jacques author.
Other author/creatorField, Sean L. (Sean Linscott), 1970- translator.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2023.
Descriptionpages cm.
Subject(s)
Power (Christian theology)--History of doctrines --Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Political theology--History of doctrines --Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Uniform titleGouverner c'est servir. English
Series Medieval societies, religions, and cultures
Contents The Servant Served -- Unworthiness in Power -- Maternal Government.
Abstract "Explores the world of medieval inversions-- the first shall be last and the superior is the servant--through an episode in which the abbess Clare of Assisi washes the feet of a serving sister; religious movements that sought their superiors from less exalted members of their communities; and analysis of a note written by Francis of Assisi"-- Provided by publisher.
General noteTranslation of: Gouverner c'est servir : essai de d̐uemocratie m̐uedi̐uevale.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Dalarun, Jacques. Gouverner c'est servir. English To govern is to serve Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2023 9781501767869
LCCN 2022014426
ISBN9781501768354
ISBN9781501767852 (hardcover)
ISBN1501767852
ISBN1501768352
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