The inquisitorial punishment of belief : a statistical analysis of the effects of social and theological beliefs in Peter Seila’s register of sentences (1241-2)

SHAW, Robert Laurence John, Tomáš HAMPEJS a David ZBÍRAL. The inquisitorial punishment of belief : a statistical analysis of the effects of social and theological beliefs in Peter Seila’s register of sentences (1241-2). In International Medieval Congress 2022, 4-7 July 2022, Leeds, UK. 2022.

Základní údaje

• Originální název: The inquisitorial punishment of belief : a statistical analysis of the effects of social and theological beliefs in Peter Seila’s register of sentences (1241-2)
• Autoři: SHAW, Robert Laurence John (826 Velká Británie a Severní Irsko, garant, domácí), Tomáš HAMPEJS (203 Česká republika, domácí) a David ZBÍRAL (203 Česká republika, domácí).
• Vydání: International Medieval Congress 2022, 4-7 July 2022, Leeds, UK, 2022.

Další údaje

• Originální jazyk: angličtina
• Typ výsledku: Prezentace na konferencích
• Obor: 60304 Religious studies
• Stát vydavatele: Velká Británie a Severní Irsko
• Utajení: není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
• WWW: URL
• Kód RIV: RIV/00216224:14210/22:00126801
• Organizační jednotka: Filozofická fakulta
• Klíčová slova česky: hereze; inkvizice; víra; rituál; Languedoc; Petr Seila; kataři; valdenští; trest; pokání
• Klíčová slova anglicky: heresy; inquisition; belief; ritual; Languedoc; Peter Seila; Cathars; Waldensians; punishment; penance
• Štítky: rivok
• Příznaky: Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Anotace

How much did inquisitors actually consider the specifics of the beliefs voiced by alleged religious dissidents in judging guilt? While one might presume that this was a central consideration, it is a relatively common historiographical view that early inquisitors were much more interested in actions - especially ritual actions - than actual statements of belief, and that the latter only gradually gained weight in the minds of those repressing heresy. This paper seeks to put this theory to the test, by subjecting the record of one of the earliest inquisitions - the register of Peter Seila’s inquisition in the Quercy region of Languedoc (1241-2) - to computational analyses. WIth every sentence of the register captured as structured data via Computer-Assisted Semantic Text Modelling (CASTEMO), the relationship between crimes (including beliefs) and penances was evaluated by way of Qualitative Comparative Analysis and multiple regression modelling. The results show that, while ritual actions appear the most powerful drivers of punishment, strong theological statements of belief generated harsher penances than positive social views concerning dissident ministers or their general potential to save souls.

Návaznosti

• 101000442, interní kód MU: Název: Networks of Dissent: Computational Modelling of Dissident and Inquisitorial Cultures in Medieval Europe (Akronym: DISSINET)

Investor: Evropská unie, Networks of Dissent: Computational Modelling of Dissident and Inquisitorial Cultures in Medieval Europe, ERC (Excellent Science)