CONGRESS CANCELED The Social Dynamics of Religious Dissent II: The Social Impact of Inquisitions and Anti-Inquisitorial Resistance
Description
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, this session seeks 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.
David Zbíral & Robert L. J. Shaw
CONGRESS CANCELED The Social Dynamics of Religious Dissent II: The Social Impact of Inquisitions and Anti-Inquisitorial Resistance
Schneider 2335
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, this session seeks 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.
David Zbíral & Robert L. J. Shaw