Uncovering patterns in dissident interactions among late medieval German Waldensians using social network analysis
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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Uncovering patterns in dissident interactions among late medieval German Waldensians using social network analysis
Original language description
We use social network analysis to provide a comprehensive overview of the suspects, their social relations, kinship ties, and dissident interactions in the extant protocols from the Stettin inquisition against Waldensians in 1392-4. We provide a general description of the Waldensians appearing in the Stettin records: their places of residence, occupation, and age. We then proceed to consider the insights gained from network analysis. We explore whether the Waldensians interrogated in Stettin formed one connected component, or more components isolated from one another. We also compare the network positions of religious specialists (i.e. Brethren) vs. those of supporters (i.e. local Waldensians). Finally, we analyse the degree to which Brandenburg-Pomeranian Waldensianism was a local and familial phenomenon. In terms of network analysis, this means analysing how far different kinds of social closeness (kinship ties, same gender, and same place of residence) underpinned dissident interactions. Overall, the study provides an important contribution to historical network research, showing the potential of social network analysis to decide controversial questions in medieval studies. Through our analysis of homophily, we also stress that network analysis is not about centralities alone.
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Classification
Type
C - Chapter in a specialist book
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
60304 - Religious studies
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Project
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Continuities
R - Projekt Ramcoveho programu EK
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Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
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Book/collection name
Social network analysis and medieval history
ISBN
9781802701289
Number of pages of the result
25
Pages from-to
229-253
Number of pages of the book
377
Publisher name
Arc Humanities Press
Place of publication
Leeds
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