The Friars and German Society in the Thirteenth Century (Publication - Mediaeval Academy of America ; No. 86)

Contents List of Maps List of Tables Acknowledgments Introduction Part One. The Friars and Urbanization 1 Urbanization and the Expansion of the Mendicant Orders in Western Germany 2 Germanization and the Expansion of the Mendicant Orders in Eastern Germany 3 The Friars in Cologne Part Two. Social and Political Aspects of the Friars’ Ministry 4 The Social Origins of the Friars 5 The Friars and Imperial Politics Conclusion Appendix I Franciscan and Dominican Convents Appendix II Individual Friars Bibliography Index