In Ties of Cereerism and Taking Care (of oneself by oneself) (From the End of the 13th Century till the Beginning of the 15th Century)

Abstract

The author discusses the question of careerism and taking care (of oneself by oneself) among the nobility in the Slovene ethnic area in the 13th and 14th century. In the first part he deals with careerism in secular posts (defined for men) (importance of the social status and function reputation, ability of nobility to become members of secular clergy, relationship between secular and clerical functions within families etc). In the second part the author analyses the supply function (mostly for women) in the light of entering a monastery (reasons, mutual relations among the relatives when choosing a monastery, economic moments, legal regulation of supply donations and their amount, importance of the social status of a noblewoman and her family when choosing a monastery).