Church Peasants in Georgia in the 16th–17th Centuries

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Keywords: church peasants; quitrents; duties; Georgian Orthodox Church

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Tavartkiladze D. T. Church Peasants in Georgia in the 16th–17th Centuries. // Lomonosov Oriental Studies Journal. 2014. N 4, p.78–94

Tavartkiladze D. T.

Abstract

This article examines issues related to the ownership of peasants by the Georgian Orthodox Church in the 16th–17th centuries: the sources from which the social group of church peasants was formed, its size and categories, the kinds of quitrents and duties, and the role of peasants in the functioning of the Church.