| Titre | Un musée imaginaire de la ruse paysanne : la fraude des décimables du XIVe au XVIIIe siècle dans la région lyonnaise | |
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| Auteur | Marie-Thérèse Lorgin | |
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Revue | Etudes rurales |
| Numéro | no 51, 1973 | |
| Page | 112-124 | |
| Résumé anglais |
An Imaginary Museum of Peasant Trickery: The Fraud of Tithe-Payers from the 14th to the 18th Century in the Region of Lyon.
Using administrative and judicial documents, this article examines the various methods of cheating tithe-collectors fabricated by the peasants who were subjected to this tax. Two categories of frauds are evident: (1) those involving the multiplication of exemptions and (2) those that hinder the levy of the tithe, whether on wine or gain. Although the types of frauds and the motives of the peasants who perpetrated them varied little during the period in question, the rhythm of the tithe-protest movement evolved through centuries, increasing in violence. A study of the official tax rates shows that, although the tithe gradually diminished from one tenth to one eleventh to one twelfth, etc., it still remained relatively high in the region of Lyon. In the fight against the tithe, it is impossible to decide whether the frauders or the collectors were victorious, but in either case, the fear of the odious tax haunted the peasants long after its suppression in 1789. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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| Article en ligne | http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/rural_0014-2182_1973_num_51_1_1881 |
