Answer ALL of the following using Arnold The HIstorian as Inquisitor, Ginzburg The Inquisitor as Anthropologis, and Selected Records of the Bishop of Pamiers Inquisition Final Edit (1).
- Sherwood says that the Inquisition records were “finding devices” designed to catch heretics (Sherwood, 64).How so?
- Ginzburg and Arnold agree that the Inquisition records constitute, to cite Ginzburg, “texts of repression.” But they have different views of how or even if the Inquisition records should be used. Please outline the similarities and differences between Ginzburg & Arnold.
- Scholars seem to agree that the Inquisition records are “deeply distorted.” How are they distorted and by whom? What can’t we learn from these records? Be specific and refer to the primary source records you are reading, as well as the articles.
4.Here is an exercise in “reading against the grain,” that is reading a text not for the information it seeks to impart, but for the details of everyday life that get included in the text and are a kind of byproduct of the author’s work.What do the Inquisitorial records tell us about material life, leisure, sex, or domestic life in Montaillou? It was not the Bishop’s intention to chronicle everyday life but we still learn about everyday life. Give one or two examples.
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