Medieval Christian nonconformism and gender : analysing data on
the actions of men and women from a corpus of inquisition
registers

k 2025

Medieval Christian nonconformism and gender : analysing data on the actions of men and women from a corpus of inquisition registers

ZBÍRAL, David; Gideon KOTZÉ a Robert Laurence John SHAW

Základní údaje

Originální název

Medieval Christian nonconformism and gender : analysing data on the actions of men and women from a corpus of inquisition registers

Autoři

ZBÍRAL, David; Gideon KOTZÉ a Robert Laurence John SHAW

Vydání

XXIII International Association for the History of Religions World Congress - OUT OF EUROPE: Studying Religion(s) in Interconnected Worlds, 24 - 30 August 2025, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland, 2025

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Prezentace na konferencích

Obor

60304 Religious studies

Stát vydavatele

Polsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

conference program

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Organizační jednotka

Filozofická fakulta

Klíčová slova česky

křesťanský nonkonformismus; inkviziční registry; digital humanities

Klíčová slova anglicky

Christian nonconformism; inquisition registers; digital humanities

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 26. 1. 2026 17:10, Mgr. Ivona Vrzalová

Anotace

V originále

This paper investigates the question of gender in medieval Christian nonconformism which, in spite of decades-long theoretical interest, still lags behind in quantitative studies backed by specific data. To mitigate this gap, we analyse data from a corpus of 25 inquisition registers dating from the 1230s to the 1520s, which provide a valuable window into the potentially gendered nature of religious dissidence. We assess whether different types of actions (e.g. believing, communing, moving around, talking, listening, and such) betray any overrepresentation of women or men, or any specific interaction patterns between genders. Specifically, we generate large random samples of relevant query patterns, esp. verbal, from a corpus of ca. 2 million words. Through manual annotation and validation of this data, we then study the representation of women vs. men as grammatical subjects and objects of different types of action. We identify some areas of activity trending female and some others trending male. We also look at gender mixing patterns, signalling potential gender homophily of some activities (e.g. women predominantly interacting with other women in some areas of activity). We then relate these findings to previous research, also paying attention to differences between inquisition registers, kinds of Christian nonconformism, and historical contexts. Ultimately, we hope to contribute to a deeper understanding of medieval religion at the intersection between gender, power, and religious practice.

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

ZBÍRAL, David; Gideon KOTZÉ a Robert Laurence John SHAW. Medieval Christian nonconformism and gender : analysing data on the actions of men and women from a corpus of inquisition registers. In XXIII International Association for the History of Religions World Congress - OUT OF EUROPE: Studying Religion(s) in Interconnected Worlds, 24 - 30 August 2025, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland. 2025.

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ZBÍRAL, David; Gideon KOTZÉ a Robert Laurence John SHAW. Medieval Christian nonconformism and gender : analysing data on the actions of men and women from a corpus of inquisition registers. In \textit{XXIII International Association for the History of Religions World Congress - OUT OF EUROPE: Studying Religion(s) in Interconnected Worlds, 24 - 30 August 2025, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland}. 2025.

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