Current Research in "Alternative" Sexual Morals in Medieval Inquisitorial Records

ZBÍRAL, David. Current Research in "Alternative" Sexual Morals in Medieval Inquisitorial Records (Současný výzkum "alternativních" sexuálních morálek ve středověkých inkvizičních záznamech). In University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Nizozemsko. 2011.

Basic information

• Original name: Current Research in "Alternative" Sexual Morals in Medieval Inquisitorial Records
• Authors: ZBÍRAL, David.
• Edition: University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Nizozemsko, 2011.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Requested lectures
• Field of Study: 60300 6.3 Philosophy, Ethics and Religion
• Country of publisher: Netherlands
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• Organization unit: Faculty of Arts
• Keywords (in Czech): sexuální morálka; křesťanství; inkviziční záznamy
• Keywords in English: sexual morals; Christianity; inquisitional records

Abstract

This lecture presents my current research on “alternative” sexual morals in the inquisitional register of Jacques Fournier from the years 1318-1325. It is based on four trials: that of Beatrix of Lagleize, Peter Vidal, Arnold of Verniolles, and Grazida Lizier. This research is conceived as a case study of the norm-deviation model in the study of religions. Sexual morals of these four persons are certainly very different from the morals required by Jacques Fournier, but they are rather independent systems or “norms” than deviations from another system or norm (i.e., that of official sexual morals). It is argued here that the model of deviation from a clearly defined norm would distort significantly these cases.