... they produced necessary goods, as well as a surplus needed to pay the landlords. Characteristic of this epoch is the role of the Church and State, both of which advocated the inequalities imposed by the social system of feudalism as religiously justified, or "God's Will" (Macionis, 1997: 78). This feudal system can be analysed using the concept of materialism. The feudal, agricultural ... ...

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