Ora et Guberna. The Economic Impact of the Rule of St Benedict in Medieval England
中文摘要
在诺曼征服的动荡之中,宗教机构是否影响了其土地的经济结果?利用征服之后土地持有领主归属变化的历史数据,我们比较了由不同类型领主控制的庄园的经济表现。相对于世俗领主,由本笃会修道院控制的土地持有表现更好;不过,一旦考虑到封建结构中固定不变的上层层级,我们便无法将这一效应与本笃会宗主权(Overlordship)的延续性完全区分开来。与具有不同组织形式的凯尔特修道院进行的比较表明,本笃会修道院的治理结构发挥了作用。
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.