Mortgages in Geonic times in light of the law against Usury

The prevailing practice from the Talmudic period onward was for lenders to take possession of mortgaged property during the mortgage period. Thus, if the property were a field, lenders would harvest the produce of the field during the period of the loan, and the produce that the lenders consumed was...

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Main Author: Gamoran, Hillel (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: College 1997
In: Hebrew Union College annual / Jewish Institute of Religion
Year: 1997, Volume: 68, Pages: 97-108
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Judaism / Middle Ages
IxTheo Classification:BH Judaism
TE Middle Ages
Parallel Edition:Electronic