Detailed Information on Publication Record
2021
Social Connections, Perceptions, and Inquisition Punishments in Medieval Languedoc : A Computational Analysis
SHAW, Robert Laurence John, Tomáš HAMPEJS and David ZBÍRALBasic information
Original name
Social Connections, Perceptions, and Inquisition Punishments in Medieval Languedoc : A Computational Analysis
Authors
SHAW, Robert Laurence John (826 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Tomáš HAMPEJS (826 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, belonging to the institution) and David ZBÍRAL (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)
Edition
International Congress on Medieval Studies, online, 10 - 15 May, 2021, Kalamazoo, USA, 2021
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Prezentace na konferencích
Field of Study
60304 Religious studies
Country of publisher
United States of America
Confidentiality degree
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
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RIV identification code
RIV/00216224:14210/21:00119085
Organization unit
Faculty of Arts
Keywords in English
inquisition; punishment; heresy; medieval; Middle Ages; quantiative analysis; semantic text modelling; qualitative comparative analysis (QCA)
Tags
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International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 22/4/2022 18:04, Mgr. Ivona Vrzalová
Abstract
V originále
Despite significant interest in the way that medieval inquisitors approached the task of quelling religious dissidence – above all the way they detected or even “constructed” heresy among their subjects – the factors that influenced the precise weight of the punishments they meted out have thus far received little systematic attention. Computational analysis of inquisition records, however, can potentially transform our understanding of this field. It can be assumed that inquisitors aimed, at least in part, to punish in accordance with the type, duration, and repetition of heretical activity they perceived. But given that inquisitors sought to root out what they saw as a social “disease” and the extent to which they recorded details of social context and interaction, we must also ask to what extent medieval inquisitors were influenced by what they perceived to be the social position of their suspects. If some attention has already been given to the influence of gender and social status, one can go further, both through more systematic analysis, and through a greater focus on questions of social connectivity. Were dissidents punished differently for knowing famous heretics, or committing actions in concert with others? Did recognised social ties to other sentenced or suspected individuals warrant graver sentences?
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