Profit, usury and interest in medieval Anglo-Jewish transactions

Irwin, Dean

Abstract

This article considers the role interest in medieval Anglo-Jewish moneylending transactions. Although there is some discussion of the impact of the prohibition of charging interest in 1275, fundamentally this piece is concerned with the preceding century. During this period, interest could be openly charged upon individual transactions. This is article examines how interest functioned at the transactional level.

Citation

Irwin, D. (2022). Profit, usury and interest in medieval Anglo-Jewish transactions. Jewish Culture and History, 21(1), 21-31. https://doi.org/10.1080/1462169X.2022.2025659

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Dec 31, 2022
• Online Publication Date: Jan 7, 2022
• Publication Date: Jan 7, 2022
• Deposit Date: May 1, 2024
• Journal: Jewish Culture and History
• Print ISSN: 1462-169X
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 21
• Issue: 1
• Article Number: 2
• Pages: 21-31
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/1462169X.2022.2025659