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IMC 2021: Sessions

Session 2219: The Social Dynamics of Religious Dissent, III: The Social Impact of Inquisitions and Anti-Inquisitorial Resistance in Languedoc

Friday 9 July 2021, 14.15-15.45

Sponsor:Centre for the Digital Research of Religion / Dissident Networks Project (DISSINET), Masarykova Univerzita, Brno
Organisers:Robert Shaw, Oriel College, University of Oxford
David Zbíral, Department for the Study of Religions, Masarykova univerzita, Brno
Moderator/Chair:David Zbíral, Department for the Study of Religions, Masarykova univerzita, Brno
Paper 2219-aSocial Connections, Perceptions, and Inquisition Punishments in Medieval Languedoc: A Computational Analysis
(Language: English)
Robert Shaw, Oriel College, University of Oxford
Index terms: Computing in Medieval Studies, Lay Piety, Religious Life, Social History
Paper 2219-bSecurity and Competition: Confiscations and Spiritual Authority in Southern French Inquisitions
(Language: English)
Lucy Sackville, Exeter College, University of Oxford
Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Economics - General, Religious Life, Social History
Paper 2219-cFunction of the Inquisitio Hereticæ Pravitatis in the Languedoc, 1305-1325
(Language: English)
Derek Hill, Independent Scholar, Harrow Weald
Index terms: Canon Law, Ecclesiastical History, Religious Life, Social History
Abstract

The records of inquisitions provide us with an invaluable source for the social history of the regions in which they took place. It cannot be forgotten, however, that the inquisitors who recorded these details also had a major effect on both dissident communities and wider society through their operations. While there has been much discussion of the way inquisitors 'constructed' heresy, or represented an increasingly persecuting society, our sessions seek to follow the pioneering lead of James Given in exploring the social stresses and strains created by inquisitions, social strategies for coping with investigation, and resistance to authority. In particular, the potential for regional variation in inquisition impact and dissident reaction deserves greater attention: this session will focus on Languedoc, while the following will focus on Italy.