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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, th volume addresses four key ghemes. First, 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. Second, 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. Third, it places in dialogue multi-disciplinary perspectives and approaches, and evidence from philosophy, history, literature and material culture, to the issues of money and church. Last, 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 ethcial isues of the period, demonstrating how the church became a major force in the process of monetisation.

Christian church history --- anno 500-1499 --- Money --- Church history --- Monnaie --- Eglise --- Religious aspects --- Aspect religieux --- Histoire --- Catholic Church --- Finance. --- Customs and practices. --- Église --- Finances ecclésiastiques --- Moyen âge --- Finances --- 27 "04/14" --- Christianity --- Currency --- Monetary question --- Money, Primitive --- Specie --- Standard of value --- Exchange --- Finance --- Value --- Banks and banking --- Coinage --- Currency question --- Gold --- Silver --- Silver question --- Wealth --- Religious aspects. --- Kerkgeschiedenis--Middeleeuwen --- Middle Ages, 600-1500 --- Church of Rome --- Roman Catholic Church --- Katholische Kirche --- Katolyt︠s︡ʹka t︠s︡erkva --- Römisch-Katholische Kirche --- Römische Kirche --- Ecclesia Catholica --- Eglise catholique --- Eglise catholique-romaine --- Katolicheskai︠a︡ t︠s︡erkovʹ --- Chiesa cattolica --- Iglesia Católica --- Kościół Katolicki --- Katolicki Kościół --- Kościół Rzymskokatolicki --- Nihon Katorikku Kyōkai --- Katholikē Ekklēsia --- Gereja Katolik --- Kenesiyah ha-Ḳatolit --- Kanisa Katoliki --- כנסיה הקתולית --- כנסייה הקתולית --- 가톨릭교 --- 천주교 --- Geld. --- Kirche. --- Geschichte 1000-1200. --- Europa.