Episcopal Power and Ecclesiastical Reform in the German Empire

John (Pomona College, California) Eldevik

Cambridge University Press, 2012

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This book explores a key economic institution, the medieval tithe, as a social and political phenomenon in eleventh-century Germany and Italy. It views episcopal churches and their possessions as social networks, revealing how bishops used the ecclesiastical tithe to manage ties of loyalty and dependence within their dioceses.

ISBN-13
9780521193467
ISBN-10
052119346X
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2012
Publication date
2012-08-06
Pages
332
Dimensions
234x162x23
Weight
590