浅析中世纪英国什一税

Analysis of tithe in medieval England

什一税是中世纪基督教会重要的收入来源,也是堂区收入的主要构成部分,在当时起着维系堂区教堂、救济穷人及堂区教士生活的作用。它是中世纪人们担负的重要的税收之一,围绕着征收与逃税,教会与教徒之间存在着矛盾。研究什一税,我们可以了解当时信徒与教会的关系,并对当时的教会做更深入的了解。本文是从什一税发展、分类、分配及其导致的后果来略作分析,以了解当时英国教会的基层组织——堂区的什一税状况。

In medieval ages,tithe was the main source of church,it also was the main revenue of parish church.It matained the parish church and aided the poor and supported the parish clergy.It was a heavy bear of medieval peasants,people and church were struggling about tithe.Researching on it,we can know the relationship between clergy and their believers,and to know more about the church of that times,we draw our conclusion according to tithe s origin,development,classification,distribution and so on.