Sacred Trust : The Medieval Church as an Economic Firm
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0195103378
ISBN-13
9780195103373
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint
Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 23rd, 1997
Print length
224 Pages
Weight
516 grams
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24.80 x 16.50 x 2.30 cms
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An examination of church institutions in the Middle Ages from an economic perspective.
The Church dominated society in the Middle Ages and functioned as a quasi-government, providing public and private goods. This book is the first to examine specific institutions in the Church in the Middle Ages in economic terms. Other books have argued generally that the Church either had a positive or negative effect on economic development. The authors of this book look more closely at the actual Church institutions and practices and describe how each functioned as a part of the larger economy of the time. They focus especially on marriage, usury, heresy, the crusades, and the monasteries. It is not their purpose to reject or impugn religious motives that may be advanced by theologians and historians. Their goal is to bring a fresh perspective to the role of institutions of the medieval Church in economic development.
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