Ora et Guberna. The Economic Impact of the Rule of St Benedict in Medieval England

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Abstract

Within the turmoil of the Norman Conquest, did religious institutions affect the economic outcomes of their land? Exploiting historical data about the changes in holdings' lordship that occurred after the Conquest, we compare the economic performance of estates controlled by different types of lords. Holdings controlled by Benedictine monasteries vis-à-vis secular lords experienced a better performance, although, once accounting for the unchanging upper level of the feudal structure, we cannot fully disentangle this effect from the persistence of Benedictine Overlordship. A comparison with Celtic monasteries, with a different organizational structure, suggests a role for the governance structure of Benedictine monasteries.
Lingua originaleEnglish
pagine (da-a)838-873
Numero di pagine36
RivistaTHE JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC HISTORY
Volume84
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2024

Keywords

  • Economic Growth
  • Institutions
  • Medieval England
  • Monasteries
  • Norman Conquest
  • Religion

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