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Autore |
Ekelund Robert B (Robert Burton), <1940-> |
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Titolo |
Sacred trust : the medieval church as an economic firm / / Robert B. Ekelund, Jr. [and others] |
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New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2023 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-771054-9 |
1-280-52869-9 |
0-19-535603-9 |
1-4294-0670-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (221 pages) |
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Collana |
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Oxford scholarship online |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Economics - Religious aspects - Catholic Church |
Church history - Middle Ages, 600-1500 |
Europe Church history 600-1500 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliography: p187-196. _ Includes index. |
Previously issued in print: 1996. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; 1. What Does an Economic Model of the Medieval Church Offer?; Part I: The Industrial Organization of the Medieval Church; Part II: Rent Seeking Through Demand and Supply Manipulations; Part III: Summary and Conclusions; References; Author Index; Subject Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The Church dominated society in the Middle Ages and functioned as a quasi-government, providing public and private goods. This book examines specific institutions in the Church in the Middle Ages in economic terms. The focus is on marriage, usury, heresy, the crusades, and the monasteries. |
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