Money and the church in medieval Europe, 1000-1200 : practice, morality and thought / edited by Giles E.M. Gasper and Svein H. Gullbekk.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gasper, Giles E. M. (Giles Edward Murray), 1975- editor.

Gullbekk, Svein H., editor.

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Series:

Religion and money in the Middle Ages

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church--Europe--Finance.

Catholic Church.

Money--Europe--Religious aspects.

Money.

Church history--Middle Ages, 600-1500.

Church history.

Church history--Middle Ages.

Catholic Church--Customs and practices.

Finance.

Europe.

Physical Description:

xii, 292 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Farnham, Surrey : Ashgate Publishing Limited, [2015]

Summary:

"Bringing together essays from experts in a variety of disciplines, this collection focuses on the interaction between money and the church in northern Europe in order to challenge current understanding of how money was perceived, understood and used by medieval clergy in a range of contexts. It 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"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

money and the church : definitions, disciplines and directions / Giles E. M. Gasper

PART I. ATTITUDES TO MONEY WITHIN THE CHURCH

Turpe lucrum? : wealth, money and coinage in the millennial church (c. 975-1125) / Rory Naismith

Contemplating money and wealth in monastic writing c.1060-c.1160 / Giles E. M. Gasper

Nummus falsus : the perception of counterfeit money in the eleventh and early twelfth century / Greti Dinkova-Bruun

A herald of scholasticism : Alan of Lille on economic virtues / Odd Langholm

PART II. BUYING, SELLING AND BUILDING : THE USE OF MONEY BY THE CHURCH

Financing cathedral building in the high middle ages / Wim Vroom

Cash starved? : the church and its use of money in post-conquest England / James Bolton

The church and monetization in early medieval Denmark, c. 1060-1160 / Bjørn Poulsen

The church, markets and money in England / Nicholas J. Mayhew & Susan J. Mayhew

PART III. MONEY AND POWER : COINAGE, SALVATION AND RITUAL

From Henricus Rex to Rothardus Abbas : monastic coinage under the Ottonians and Salians (c.911-1125) / Sebastian Steinbach

Saints, dukes and bishops : coinage in ducal Normandy / Jens Christian Moesgaard

Saints, sinners and a cow : interpreting coins in ritual contexts / Lucia travaina

The church and money in Norway c.1050-1250 : salvation and monetisation / Svein H. Gullbekk.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

1472420993

9781472420992

OCLC:

891324513

Publisher Number:

99963816114