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Money and the Church in Medieval Europe, 1000-1200

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Money and the Church in Medieval Europe, 1000-1200 book

Practice, Morality and Thought

Money and the Church in Medieval Europe, 1000-1200

DOI link for Money and the Church in Medieval Europe, 1000-1200

Money and the Church in Medieval Europe, 1000-1200 book

Practice, Morality and Thought
ByGiles E. M. Gasper, Svein H. Gullbekk
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2015
eBook Published 9 March 2016
Pub. location London
Imprint Routledge
DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315595993
Pages 320 pages
eBook ISBN 9781315595993
SubjectsHumanities
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Gasper, G., Gullbekk, S. (2015). Money and the Church in Medieval Europe, 1000-1200. London: Routledge, https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315595993

Bringing together essays from experts in a variety of disciplines, this collection explores two of the most important facets of life within the medieval Europe: money and the church. By focusing on the interactions between these subjects, the volume addresses four key themes. Firstly it offers new perspectives on the role of churchmen in providing conceptual frameworks, from outright condemnation, to sophisticated economic theory, for the use and purpose of money within medieval society. Secondly it discusses the dichotomy of money for the church and its officers: on one hand voices emphasise the moral difficulties in engaging with money, on the other the reality of the ubiquitous use of money in the church at all levels and in places within Christendom. Thirdly it places in dialogue interdisciplinary perspectives and approaches, and evidence from philosophy, history, literature and material culture, to the issues of money and church. Lastly, the volume provides new perspectives on the role of the church in the process of monetization in the High Middle Ages. Concentrating on northern Europe, from the early eleventh century to the beginning of the thirteenth century, the collection is able to explore the profound changes in the use of money and the rise of a money-economy that this period and region witnessed. By adopting a multi-disciplinary approach, the collection challenges current understanding of how money was perceived, understood and used by medieval clergy in a range of different contexts. It furthermore provides wide-ranging contributions to the broader economic and ethical issues of the period, demonstrating how the church became a major force in the process of monetization.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

part |2 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|12 pages

Money and the Church: Denitions, Disciplines and Directions

ByGiles E. M. Gasper

part |2 pages

Part I: Attitudes to Money within the Church

chapter 2|22 pages

Turpe lucrum? Wealth, Money and Coinage in the Millennial

ByChurch

chapter 3|38 pages

Contemplating Money and Wealth in Monastic Writing c. 1060–c. 1160

chapter 4|16 pages

Nummus falsus: e Perception of Counterfeit Money in the Eleventh and Early Twelh Century

chapter 5|12 pages

A Herald of Scholasticism: Alan of Lille on Economic Virtue

ByOdd Langholm

part |2 pages

Part II Buying, Selling and Building: The Use of Money by the Church

chapter 6|14 pages

Financing Cathedral-Building in the Middle Ages: e Eleventh to irteenth Centuries

chapter 7|20 pages

e Church and Money in Twelh-Century England

ByJames L. Bolton

chapter 8|18 pages

The Church and Monetisation in Early Medieval Denmark, c. 1060–1160

chapter 9|24 pages

The Church, Markets and Money in Early Medieval England

ByS. J. and N. J. Mayhew

part |2 pages

Part III Money and Power: Coinage,Salvation and Ritual

chapter 10|12 pages

From HEINRICVS REX to ROTHARDVS ABBAS – Monastic Coinage under the Ottonians and Salians (c. 911–1125)

chapter 11|12 pages

Saints, Dukes and Bishops: Coinage in Ducal Normandy, c. 930–c. 1150

chapter 12|14 pages

Saints, Sinners and … a Cow: Oerings, Alms and Tokens of Memory

chapter 13|22 pages

The Church and Money in Norway c. 1050–1250: Salvation and Monetisation

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