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How would Europe have developed post-Rome if Christianity didn't forbid Christians charging each other interest on loaned money?
How would Europe have developed post-Rome if Christianity didn't forbid Christians charging each other interest on loaned money?
Actually, their role was mainly exagerated for what matters medieval finance.It would definitely impact the evolution of minority Jewish communities in Europe. In many cases, money lending was one of their main earning potentials, so they'd have to find ways to flourish in other trades (which might not be welcomed by the majorities of the time).
I'm not sure : Jewish communauties were "stuck" socially from the XIIIth century onwards (not systematically tough), but they didn't beneficied from a positive image before when they were, for exemple, renewed winemakers in some regions.If Jews weren't, then, often associated with usury, they might be perceived more positively in many sectors.