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)

k 2022

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

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

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

Odkazy

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

Změněno: 14. 2. 2023 17:30, Mgr. Ivona Vrzalová

Anotace

V originále

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)

Citovat

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.

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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 \textit{International Medieval Congress 2022, 4-7 July 2022, Leeds, UK}. 2022.

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