The Origin of Banking
Religious Finance in Babylonia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4776815 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Benjamin Bromberg (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1942 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 77-88 |
| Publication date | 1942-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Economic History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0507 • E-ISSN: 1471-6372 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s002205070005230x |
| OpenAlex | W2107080367 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 3 |
The economic importance of the sanctuaries of antiquity has long JL been recognized. The Babylonian shrines were no exceptions; not only were the chief Mesopotamian temples religious centers, law courts, schools, and archive depositories, but they were also banks and mercantile establishments. Indeed, as fiscal institutions of the Babylonian economy, the importance of the sanctuaries cannot be overemphasized: "In financial or monetary transactions the position of the Babylonian temples was not unlike that of national banks; they carried on their business with all the added weight of official authority
Business · Economics · Economy · Financial system · Political science · Position (finance) · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Ancient Near East History · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Finance · Law
| Citations per year | 0.22 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2020 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |