02408nam 2200601Ia 450 991045118310332120200520144314.01-280-52869-90-19-535603-91-4294-0670-4(CKB)1000000000406552(EBL)272642(OCoLC)476011827(SSID)ssj0000240476(PQKBManifestationID)11176259(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000240476(PQKBWorkID)10265499(PQKB)11679989(MiAaPQ)EBC272642(Au-PeEL)EBL272642(CaPaEBR)ebr10279497(CaONFJC)MIL52869(OCoLC)466427656(EXLCZ)99100000000040655219960522d1996 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSacred trust[electronic resource] the medieval church as an economic firm /Robert B. Ekelund, Jr. ... [et al.]New York Oxford University Press19961 online resource (221 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-510337-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-196) and index.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 IndexThe 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.Church historyMiddle Ages, 600-1500EconomicsReligious aspectsCatholic ChurchEuropeChurch history600-1500Electronic books.Church historyEconomicsReligious aspectsCatholic Church.330.94/01Ekelund Robert B(Robert Burton),1940-147880MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451183103321Sacred trust1971646UNINA