"Poverty and Devotion in Mendicant Cultures 1200-1450"

Poverty and Devotion in Mendicant Cultures 1200-1450, a new book edited by Constant J Mews, Anna Welch, Routledge, London and New York, 2016. Ever since the time of Francis of Assisi, a commitment to voluntary poverty has been a controversial aspect of religious life. This volume explores the interaction between poverty and religious devotion in the mendicant orders between the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries. While poverty has often been perceived more as a Franciscan than as a Dominic..