Tithes, Lordship, and Community, 950–1150
by
John Eldevik
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2012
Focusing on the way bishops in the eleventh century used the ecclesiastical tithe - church taxes - to develop or re-order ties of loyalty and dependence within their dioceses, this book offers a new perspective on episcopacy in medieval Germany and Italy. Using three broad case studies from the dioceses...