Miedo a la soledad y al desamparo. Algunas respuestas de la sociedad y del hombre medieval

Abstract

The fear of solitude and abandonment, in the Middle Ages was dealt with through various measures, many of which originated in the Church and had a religious motivation. These measures included several methods of almsgiving and economic assistance, confraternities, hospitals, shelter in monasteries, legal protection, and foundation of religious orders to free captives...